Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky has announced the appointment of Teresa Moran Schwartz to serve as Deputy Director of the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, effective...

Summit Communications Group, Inc. and seven Wometco Cable TV companies operating in Georgia (collectively referred to below as Wometco) have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will conduct a comprehensive review of consumers' perceptions of "made in USA" advertising claims. The Commission will hold a public workshop and...

Valspar Corporation has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to set aside a provision in an order requiring the company, until 2003, to obtain the FTC's approval prior to acquiring assets used in...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order staying the administrative proceeding raising allegations that New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc. made deceptive "made in USA" claims for its footwear...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has dismissed a complaint against Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, because any potential harm to consumers as alleged in the complaint...

McWhorter Technologies, Inc., a specialty chemical company based in Carpentersville, Illinois, has asked the Federal Trade Commission to approve its proposed acquisition of RUCO Polymer Corporation...

Mannesmann, A.G., a German firm, has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to delete a provision in a 1992 order requiring the company, until 2002, to obtain the FTC's approval before acquiring an...

In the first cases to emerge from a nationwide Federal Trade Commission crackdown on funeral homes that fail to give consumers the price lists and other information they're entitled to, the FTC and...

Ruzich Funeral Home, Inc., a firm operating in Chicago, Illinois and Whiting, Indiana, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to provide consumers with a printed price...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop/conference to discuss issues raised during the review of the Franchise Rule. The workshop will be held September 12-14 at the Crown Sterling...

Local Health System, Inc., of Port Huron, Michigan, and two other entities have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from the proposed merger of Port Huron Hospital and Mercy...

Packing the family up for a sun-filled July 4th outing? Along with the essential hot dogs, beach towels and lemonade, don't forget to include a sun protection product that provides the best available...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court ordertemporarily halting the allegedly deceptive sales practices oftwo companies and four individuals selling photocopier tonerand other office...

The five remaining defendants in a Federal Trade Commission case involving a franchisor of self-improvement courses and products have agreed to pay a total of $320,000 in civil penalties to settle...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the request of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation to divest the HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center, located in Aiken, South Carolina, to Universal Health...

McWhorter Technologies, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to delete a provision in an order requiring the company, until 2003, to obtain the FTC's approval before acquiring assets used...

The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that certain member dealers of the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association (DADA) are not exempt from antitrust laws under the nonstatutory labor exemption. After...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with the Mattel Corporation, settling charges that it made deceptive and misleading environmental claims in marketing its...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with David Green, M.D., settling charges that he deceptively advertised as pain-free and permanent his varicose vein and...