Commission Actions

A California telemarketer who promised "resort accommodations" and "luxury cruises," but delivered third-rate hotels and ferry boat rides, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he...

Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc., two firms that compete in the market for equipment and technology employed in photorefractive keratectomy ("PRK"), a form of eye surgery that uses lasers to...

Petitions to reopen and modify orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly-received petition for...

After extensive review of the Guides for the Feather and Down Products Industry, the Federal Trade Commission has determined that the Guides have not promoted compliance with provisions of the FTC Act...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has voted to retain the Negative Option Rule, which governs the operation of prenotification subscription plans. Under these plans, sellers ship...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement agreement with Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon over charges that their proposed joint venture to develop, manufacture, and sell viscosity index...

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday issued an administrative challenge to the $40 million proposed merger of Lucy Lee Hospital, owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet), and Doctors Regional...