Commission Actions

Rohm and Haas Company has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to set aside a provision in a 1992 consent order requiring the company, until 2002, to obtain the FTC's approval prior to acquiring...

Eleven telemarketers, who allegedly bilked older consumers during the last several years through fraudulent prize-promotion schemes, have been indicted and nine thus far arrested as part of a federal...

In opening remarks at the Federal Trade Commission's hearings on global and innovation-based competition, FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky said today that law enforcement agencies have an obligation to...

James H. Haren has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to modify a 1979 settlement order to delete a provision that requires him to provide copies of the order to prospective franchisees. Haren...

The Federal Trade Commission has ended the obligation of WestPoint Stevens, Inc., the successor to West Point Pepperell, Inc., to obtain FTC approval before acquiring certain bed linen and bath linen...

FTC Also Challenges HIV Protection Claims as Unsubstantiated-- Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary to Settle the Charges-- Claim: "Studies show that up to 18.5 percent of condoms will fail." False, according...

WHO : Robert Pitofsky, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission Joseph E. Stiglitz, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors Lewis E. Platt, Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Co. Sanford M. Litvack, Senior...

Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc (HMRI), formerly Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest a license of dicyclomine, a medication used in the treatment of...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Local Health System, Inc., Blue Water Health Services Corp., and Mercy Health Services, settling charges over the...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, settling charges that the company's $3 billion merger with Healthtrust, Inc. -...

The settlement prohibits Body Wise from making false claims that a food, drug, or nutritional supplement helps users achieve or maintain weight loss without diet or exercise. It also bars...