Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department have finalized guidelines regarding enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws in the international arena. First proposed last October, the final...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on whether to retain or modify its Guides for the Beauty and Barber Equipment and Supplies Industry, which designate as unacceptable certain...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the request of Consol, Inc. to divest the Curtis Bay Company to CBC Acquisition Corporation, a subsidiary of American Commercial Marine Service Company and an...

A bill in the Minnesota legislature that would regulate automobile brokers -- those who arrange the sale or lease of new cars and trucks to consumers for a fee -- could encourage these brokering...

Oakland Physician Network, L.L.C.'s plan to operate a physician network joint venture to market primary and specialty services to health benefit plans in the Detroit metropolitan area appears not to...

Olin Corporation has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest pool chemical facilities it owns in South Charleston, West Virginia, and in Livonia, Michigan, to SC-L Acquisition Corp., a...

The Federal Trade Commission is holding a public work- shop/conference in Chicago, Illinois, April 18-20 to discuss issues raised in the public comments regarding the FTC's proposed Telemarketing...

Revco D.S., Inc. has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest pharmacy assets in Revco drug stores in Marion and Covington, Virginia, to Steve's Pharmacy, Inc. The assets to be divested...

Labels and packaging for many common consumer products would state the contents in both the customary inch/pound measurement system and the metric system, under proposed amendments to Federal Trade...

Three school bus transportation companies have agreed to settle separate Federal Trade Commission and State of Missouri charges in connection with a "joint venture" called Kansas City School...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has permanently enjoined National Business Consultants, Inc. (NBC), and Robert Namer (who has...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged National Business Consultants Inc. with making false and misleading claims in the sale of business opportunities for business consulting services. At the FTC's...

McCormick & Co. Inc.'s proposed $56 million acquisition of the Spice Islands assets from Specialty Brands Inc. until the FTC can complete its antitrust investigation of the proposal. The Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that market rivals may be able to use the agency's regulatory process to impede competition in the...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Communications Commission that the FCC's recently proposed modifications in radio ownership rules may result in significant cost-savings and...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged that FBS, a nationwide mail-order marketer of clothing, violated the FTC's mail-order rule. The company has agreed to pay $32,000 to settle the charges, in a...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report stating that compliance by real estate advertisers with federal credit advertising laws in major newspapers in 42 cities has risen to 90...

A proposal by the American Dental Association (ADA) to conduct surveys of dentists' fees for use in resolving disputes about dental fees and dental insurers' reimbursement rates does not appear to...

The Commission in recent years has issued various opinions, orders and trade regulation rules that are concerned with the need for affirmative disclosures in connection with certain kinds of...