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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced landmark settlements with foreign scam operators netting more than $1.3 million in redress for American consumers. These settlements stem from the FTC's...

The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. ("BP") and Amoco Corporation ("Amoco") have agreed to make certain divestitures and to free up more than 1,600 gas stations in 30 markets in order to satisfy...

Promoters of home-based medical billing businesses sold on the basis of fabulous earnings claims have agreed to settle FTC charges that the earnings claims were deceptive. The settlement bars the...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has extended the date by which comments must be submitted concerning the review of its Trade Regulation Rule Pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution...

In Â鶹´«Ã½ Register notices published on December 21 the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission announced that it is rescinding two of its guides - the Guides Against Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Adhesive...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

A fourth action against yet another telephone bill "crammer" was announced today by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission. Cramming is the practice of causing unauthorized charges to appear on consumers' phone...

A Guide for businesses that make "Made In USA" claims was released today by the staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission. The business publication, " Complying With the Made in USA Standard," will help...

Two former officers of FutureNet, an alleged pyramid scheme, agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated federal law. The settlement would bar the defendants from...

Mylan Laboratories, Inc., the nation’s second largest generic drug manufacturer, and three other companies, were charged today by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission with restraint of trade, monopolization...

General Signal Power Systems, Inc., has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that claims in advertisements about the effectiveness of its "Uninterruptible Power Supplies" (UPS) -- devices...

Looking for an investment opportunity that is "unaffected by the volatile stock market," guarantees "virtually unlimited profits" and "minimizes or eliminates risk factors"? Consumers need surf no...

Law enforcement agencies continue to set their sights on fraudulent telemarketers. As part of "Operation Double Barrel," announced today by the Department of Justice, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission was...

The Department of Commerce, and particularly the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is gratified to see that 43 percent of the inspected stores were perfect -- that is they passed with no...

A survey conducted by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and weights and measures offices in 37 jurisdictions concluded...

Four corporate defendants in a case filed by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission in April have agreed to pay up to $13 million in consumer redress to settle charges that they deceptively billed consumers for...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court to impose civil penalties on two defendants who have failed to obey an FTC order requiring them to pay $500,000 in consumer redress...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will hold a public workshop-conference on January 29, 1999, in connection with the notice of proposed rulemaking published May 8, 1998, proposing amendments to its Trade...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...