Commission Actions

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved two petitions from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. regarding proposed divestitures related...

A company and its owner, accused of tricking consumers into paying for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity, are banned from selling any work-at-home business opportunities again. The Federal...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association, Inc. (GRIPA), a multi-specialty physician practice association that includes competing...

Commission approval of final consent orders: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Rite Aid Corporation and Jean Coutu Group, Inc. and approved letters to the...

Until October 27, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought CortiSlim or CortiStress. The FTC alleged that CortiSlim was advertised with false and...

The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on October 10-11, 2007, to explore changes in the debt collection industry and examine their impact on consumers and businesses. Consumer...

Two marketers of the alleged pain relief product Biotape, Smart Inventions, Inc. and Jon Nokes, have entered into a settlement agreement that will provide up to $2.5 million in consumer refunds. In...

Approval of FTC comments to the FERC on the wholesale electric power market: The Commission has provided a comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding competition at the...

The FTC today told the Maryland Task Force on Identity Theft that public organizations, including federal, state, and local governments, “play a critical role in guarding against misuse and...

Two providers of consumers’ medical profiles used in determining eligibility for life and health insurance have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that, as consumer reporting agencies...