Commission Actions

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement to resolve the competitive concerns arising from the merger of Zeneca Group PLC and Astra AB. According to the agency, the merger of...

In its 21st Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Federal Trade Commission observed that debt collection continued to be a principal subject of the many...

Laissez Faire, Inc., a New York City-based importer of women's clothing, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission's Care Labeling Rule...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a workshop to be held on May 14, 1999 that will explore how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and...

North Lake Tahoe Medical Group, Inc. (Tahoe IPA) -- a for-profit corporation that comprises at least 70 percent of all physicians practicing in the North and South Lake Tahoe areas -- has agreed to...

CMS Energy Corporation will settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its acquisition of two natural gas pipelines - Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and Trunkline Pipeline - from subsidiaries of Duke...