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Home Shopping Network (HSN), the TV retailer that reaches more than 70 million households, has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it aired advertisements for a variety of skin care...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today released statements from its Commissioners on the Intel settlement, which was announced for public comment by the Commission on March 17, 1999. The comment period...

Internet commerce site iMall and two former principals have agreed to pay $4 million to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that they made false earnings claims for Internet-based businesses they...

In an ongoing campaign targeting ads that tout motor oil additives with deceptive claims that they reduce engine wear or extend engine life compared to motor oil alone, the FTC has charged the seller...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

Under the terms of a final judgment filed today in U.S. District Court, Input/Output, Inc. and The Laitram Corporation will each pay a $225,000 civil penalty to settle government charges that they...

Robert L. D'Anjolell Memorial Home, P.C., and its officers, Robert L. D'Anjolell, Sr., Anthony Romano, and Robert L. D'Anjolell, Jr., have agreed to pay an $11,000 civil penalty as settlement of...

In a report released today, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission detailed its efforts to ensure that products advertised or labeled as "Made in USA" are, in fact, all or virtually all of domestic origin. The...

Florida attorney Jack Schrold has agreed to a settlement with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission over his role in an illegal credit repair business. The case against Schrold was one of 31 filed in March...

A New York merchant banking fund and one of its general partners have agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle federal charges that they failed to file documents with the antitrust enforcement...

In response to reports that con artists are preying on consumer fears about the Year 2000 computer bug and its potential impact on financial services, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission in cooperation with...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement to resolve the competitive concerns arising from the merger of Zeneca Group PLC and Astra AB. According to the agency, the merger of...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

In its 21st Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission observed that debt collection continued to be a principal subject of the many...

Laissez Faire, Inc., a New York City-based importer of women's clothing, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's Care Labeling Rule...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a workshop to be held on May 14, 1999 that will explore how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and...

North Lake Tahoe Medical Group, Inc. (Tahoe IPA) -- a for-profit corporation that comprises at least 70 percent of all physicians practicing in the North and South Lake Tahoe areas -- has agreed to...

CMS Energy Corporation will settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that its acquisition of two natural gas pipelines - Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and Trunkline Pipeline - from subsidiaries of Duke...

As part of a settlement announced today by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the District of Columbia and nine Attorneys General, United Industries Corporation has agreed to make refunds to consumers and...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has negotiated the largest civil penalty awarded in a case alleging violations of the Care Labeling Rule as part of a settlement with New York City-based Tommy Hilfiger U...