Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. that will keep supermarket prices low for consumers in the Boston metropolitan area, Cape Cod, the South...

The Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify a 1990 consent order by deleting a provision that requires ARCO to obtain FTC approval before...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved American Home Products' (AHP) plan to divest its tetanus and diphtheria assets to Medeva, PLC. AHP's corporate offices are located in Madison, New Jersey...

Magazine ads and television infomercials claiming that the over-the- counter acne remedy, "Acne-Statin" is effective in treating severe or cystic acne and is superior to other acne treatments, are...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a rule governing labeling of containers for recycled or"re-refined" oil intended for use as engine oil. The rule, which implements statutory requirements...

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation has applied for Federal Trade Commission approval to divest its 84 percent partnership interest in the Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to Surgical Care...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a settlement agreement from The Upjohn Company and Pharmacia Aktiebolag that is designed to preserve competition in the market for drugs for the treatment of...

Dean Graybill has been selected by Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, to be Associate Director of the Bureau's Division of Service Industry...

A federal district court in Florida has permanently barred direct-mail marketers Scott and Linda Wilcox, and their firm, Direct Response, Inc., from any future direct-mail promotion or sales activity...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with J. Walter Thompson USA, Inc., settling charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in connection with advertising...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged American Institute for Research and Development, Inc. (AIRD) and its predecessor, American Inventors Corporation (AIC), with running a deceptive invention...

Lawrence Finklestone, Director of Sales & Marketing for The Building Inspector of America, Inc., has agreed to pay a $5,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement of federal charges against him for...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Ruta Lee and her production company, Live-Lee Productions, Inc, settling charges that advertising claims she made for...