Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has extended until Nov. 15, 1995, the deadline for comments on a proposal to consolidate several old regulatory items into a single set of guidelines for the advertising...

As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to conduct a public workshop on "Made in USA" advertising claims, the agency will publish in the Wednesday, Oct. 18 edition of the Federal Register a notice...

The Coca-Cola Company has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to set aside a provision in an order requiring the company, until 2005, to obtain the FTC's approval prior to acquiring any interest...

A federal district court judge has permanently banned the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based firm, Public Telco Corporation, and its owner, Ronald Oman, from offering any franchise or business opportunity...

Rohm and Haas Company has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to set aside a provision in a 1992 consent order requiring the company, until 2002, to obtain the FTC's approval prior to acquiring...

The order prohibits the Chain Institute -- now known as the National Association of Chain Manufacturers -- from conspiring to fix, maintain or establish prices for welded chain or chain products. The...

The only provision of the order that still imposed requirements on the company mandated that Mannesmann, until 2002, obtain the FTC's approval before acquiring an interest in any entity that...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff study of two early lawsuits the FTC brought to enforce a federal law prohibiting price discrimination. The FTC staff study, authored by John L...

Eleven telemarketers, who allegedly bilked older consumers during the last several years through fraudulent prize-promotion schemes, have been indicted and nine thus far arrested as part of a federal...

In opening remarks at the Federal Trade Commission's hearings on global and innovation-based competition, FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky said today that law enforcement agencies have an obligation to...

James H. Haren has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to modify a 1979 settlement order to delete a provision that requires him to provide copies of the order to prospective franchisees. Haren...

FTC Also Challenges HIV Protection Claims as Unsubstantiated-- Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary to Settle the Charges-- Claim: "Studies show that up to 18.5 percent of condoms will fail." False, according...

The Federal Trade Commission has ended the obligation of WestPoint Stevens, Inc., the successor to West Point Pepperell, Inc., to obtain FTC approval before acquiring certain bed linen and bath linen...

WHO: Robert Pitofsky, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission Joseph E. Stiglitz, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors Lewis E. Platt, Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Co. Sanford M. Litvack, Senior...

Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc (HMRI), formerly Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest a license of dicyclomine, a medication used in the treatment of...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Local Health System, Inc., Blue Water Health Services Corp., and Mercy Health Services, settling charges over the...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, settling charges that the company's $3 billion merger with Healthtrust, Inc. -...

The settlement prohibits Body Wise from making false claims that a food, drug, or nutritional supplement helps users achieve or maintain weight loss without diet or exercise. It also bars...

Roche Holdings, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify a 1990 consent order to delete a provision that requires prior Commission approval of an acquisition of an...

Beginning Jan. 1, 1996, franchisors who choose to use the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) to provide pre-purchase information to franchise buyers as required by the Federal Trade Commission...