Pro-Plastic Design & Marketing, Inc., and its president Kirk A. Harris, have agreed to an injunction against violating the Federal Trade Commission’s Franchise Rule in the future as part of a...

Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for prior approval of a divestiture from the following. The application will be subject to public comment for 30...

Island Automated Medical Services, Inc., and its officer, John Travlos, have agreed to pay a $40,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that they failed to give potential investors pre-sale...

Consumers who invested in paging system licenses or 900-number partnerships with defendants in two schemes may see at least a small portion of their investment returned to them, the Federal Trade...

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

A federal district court in Las Vegas, Nevada, has permanently banned a Las Vegas telemarketer and two individuals from engaging in any prize-promotion telemarketing activity or recovery service. The...

Federal Trade Commission staff meeting to gather and exchange information about the problem of “consumer identity fraud” -- the theft and misuse of consumers’ identifying information to establish...

In a record-setting financial settlement, a home-based computer business opportunity firm has agreed to pay $5 million in redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the firms ad claims...

Under an agreement the Federal Trade Commission has negotiated with Foodmaker, Inc., the San Diego-based restaurant chain owner will pay a $1.45 million civil penalty to settle charges that one of its...

A Jacksonville, Florida, man who allegedly bolstered his promises of easy credit for consumers by claiming that he had an “excellent record” with the “National Bureau of Consumer Affairs,” is out of...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office today announced that it has formed a partnership with the Atlanta Public Schools System that will incorporate teacher training programs, parents’...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public...

Laura Ashley, Inc., an importer and retailer of children’s and women’s ready-to-wear clothes, has agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the...

The Federal Trade Commission has denied a request from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for a conditional exemption from the FTC’s Used Car Rule. The ARB had petitioned the Commission to...

Hasbro, Inc. has agreed to pay a $280,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company has engaged in deceptive toy advertising in violation of a 1993 consent order. The...

Tanzara International, Inc., a New York-based importer of women's sportswear, has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it put improper care labels on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: The FTC has received a petition from...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: The FTC has received a petition from...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements, including $856,500 for redress to small businesses, with nine defendants named in its case against perpetrators of an allegedly deceptive...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with RBR Productions, Inc., a beauty salon products supplier, to resolve charges that the firm overstated the human safety or environmental...