The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for prior approval of a divestiture from the...

The Federal Trade Commission is streamlining the merger enforcement process to enhance the effectiveness of provisions designed to restore competition, according to William J. Baer, Director of the...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) under which the firm will pay a $2.97 million civil penalty for failing to include key competitive...

In the third series of cases to emerge from a nationwide crackdown on funeral homes that fail to give consumers price lists and other required information, the Federal Trade Commission today announced...

Orders Group to Rescind Restrictions, Reinstate Disciplined Dentists The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order that will prohibit the California Dental Association (CDA) from imposing a host of...

The Federal Trade Commission in the last 13 months has continued to work hand-in-hand with other state and federal law enforcers, participating with them in a variety of enforcement “sweeps” and task...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced changes in the two threshold figures that define when it is unlawful for an individual to serve as an officer or director of two or more competing...

The Federal Trade Commission has adopted five new rules to exempt certain mergers and acquisitions from prior review by the FTC and the Department of Justice. Under the new rules, certain classes of...

Elaine D. Kolish has been named Associate Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Enforcement, effective immediately. She was appointed by Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC’s Bureau...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for prior approval of transactions from the...

The Federal Trade Commission’s public workshop to discuss "Made in USA" advertising and labeling claims will be held on March 26 and 27, 1996. The event is open to members of the press and the public...

Budget Rent A Car Systems, Inc., based in Lisle, Illinois, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company engaged in deceptive practices when it failed to disclose...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with the two closely-related New York City law firms behind a deceptive advertisement for credit repair services that was posted on about 3...

A Federal Communications Commission proposal to license channels used for paging systems on a geographic basis through competitive bidding will help combat the telemarketing fraud that has been...

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday began distributing to 4,932 consumers more than $120,000 it obtained in a case against Southland Consultants. In August 1994, the FTC charged Christopher Puma...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Washington State House of Representatives that raising the education requirement for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) from the present four-year, 120...

Many consumers may not realize that someone can withdraw money from their checking accounts without showing the bank a check that has their signature on it. In fact, there are many legitimate uses for...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated two settlements that could result in as much as $11.3 million for the victims of a nationwide prize-promotion telemarketing scheme run out of Henderson...

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...

In a wholesale crackdown on deceptive marketing in cyberspace, the Federal Trade Commission has charged nine companies that market their products and services on the Internet with making false or...