Del Dotto Enterprises, Inc., NFN Inc., and David P. Del Dotto have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Del Dotto and his companies made allegedly deceptive claims in marketing a set...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has reached settlements in three of the seven cases it filed in March 1996 against firms selling business opportunities consisting of various 900...

National Marketing, Inc., and its officer, Paul Woodward, have agreed to pay a $15,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that they failed to give potential investors pre-sale disclosures about...

Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition from the following: The FTC has granted in part the petition of...

Wesley-Jessen Corporation, the leading maker of opaque contact lenses -- corrective or solely-cosmetic lenses that change the apparent eye color of the wearer -- has agreed to divest the opaque lens...

All Snax, Inc., based in Colorado Spring, Colorado, and its president Harvey Waters, have agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that they failed to give potential investors a...

The largest seller of wetsuits in the United States has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to accurately list the fiber content of its garments in violation of federal...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Roberta Baruch, 202-326-2861. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting the operations of Worldwide Wallcoverings & Blinds, Inc., an Illinois corporation based in...

J.C. Penney, one of the largest retail stores in the country, has agreed to pay a $225,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated consumers' rights to receive...

The planned marriage between two of the four major competitors in the class rings market has been modified under an agreement negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission, which said the original...

U.S.Telemedia, a firm that marketed computer chips online, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that its marketing was deceptive and that it violated the Mail and Telephone Order Merchandise...

In response to members of Congress, particularly Senator Richard H. Bryan, the Federal Trade Commission has recommended that Congress amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to provide...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements in two cases against firms pitching high-tech investments to consumers using allegedly false claims about the risk and profit potential of the...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement with the marketers of CD- ROM display rack businesses that will require them to turn over an estimated $340,000 for a consumer redress fund...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the orders binding...

The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its cases against six of the country's largest book publishers. The Commission did not reach any decision on whether the publishers had violated federal...

Restland Funeral Homes, Inc. of Dallas and four of its subsidiary funeral homes will pay a $121,600 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide customers with...

Telebrands Corporation, a Roanoke, Virginia mail/telephone-order company, and its owner, Ajit Khubani, have reached settlements with the Federal Trade Commission resolving charges that they violated...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Application for prior approval of transaction: The FTC has received an...