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Robert F. Leibenluft has been named to head the health care division within the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, announced Bureau Director William J. Baer today. As Assistant Director...

HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, and its subsidiary, ReLife of Tennessee, Inc., have applied for Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission approval to divest assets in Nashville Rehabilitation Hospital to Edgefield...

Oerlikon-Buhrle Holding AG has requested Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission approval to divest its turbomolecular pump business by means of an initial public offering of stock in a wholly-owned Oerlikon-Buhrle...

Fitzgerald Lewis, president of Quartercall Communications, Inc., has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that he and his company failed to provide key information to...

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation has applied for Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission approval to divest Emergency Medical Service (EMS) of Milton, Florida, to Rural/Metro Corporation. The FTC is seeking...

Hoechst A.G. and its U.S. subsidiaries have petitioned the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission reopen and modify a 1991 consent order to end their obligation to obtain Commission approval before acquiring any...

Most people think that they can tell when someone is lying to them. But it's hard to resist a caller telling you with great excitement that you've just won $25,000. Nonetheless, it's worth remembering...

The new Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission rule designed to give consumers important information regarding telemarketing offers, and giving them an easy-to-use tool for stopping unwanted calls, goes into effect...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Phillips Petroleum Company and Enron Corp., settling charges that Phillips' proposed acquisition of certain natural...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has granted the request of the state of Maine for an exemption from certain provisions of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). A discussion of the FTC's...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has ended the obligation of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. to obtain Commission approval, until 2003, before acquiring any interest in air freshener or furniture care products...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission announced that it may amend its Care Labeling Rule, which requires labels to be placed in clothing and certain other piece goods indicating instructions for at least one...