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J.C. Pro Wear, Inc. of Escondido, California, a seller of sports-apparel outlets, and James L. O'Laughlin, the company's principal officer have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges of...

In a precedent-setting decision announced today, Dell Computer Corporation has agreed to drop patent claims that affect millions of personal computers using the industry standard "VL-bus". The...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has ended the obligation of KKR Associates, L.P., of New York City, to obtain FTC approval before making acquisitions in certain food product categories, including...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has granted the petition of the California Medical Association (CMA) to reopen and set aside a consent order so that CMA can establish and operate a managed care plan...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a settlement with The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. that will keep supermarket prices low for consumers in the Boston metropolitan area, Cape Cod, the South...

American Home Products (AHP) has petitioned the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission to reopen and modify a 1995 consent order to delete a provision that requires that it obtain prior Commission approval of any...

The American Dental Trade Association has petitioned the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, on behalf of itself and Association members who were also respondents, to terminate a 1950 consent order settling...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved American Home Products' (AHP) plan to divest its tetanus and diphtheria assets to Medeva, PLC. AHP's corporate offices are located in Madison, New Jersey...

The Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) has petitioned the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission to reopen and modify a 1990 consent order by deleting a provision that requires ARCO to obtain FTC approval before...

Magazine ads and television infomercials claiming that the over-the- counter acne remedy, "Acne-Statin" is effective in treating severe or cystic acne and is superior to other acne treatments, are...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a rule governing labeling of containers for recycled or"re-refined" oil intended for use as engine oil. The rule, which implements statutory requirements...

Dean Graybill has been selected by Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, to be Associate Director of the Bureau's Division of Service Industry...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has accepted a settlement agreement from The Upjohn Company and Pharmacia Aktiebolag that is designed to preserve competition in the market for drugs for the treatment of...

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation has applied for Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission approval to divest its 84 percent partnership interest in the Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to Surgical Care...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with J. Walter Thompson USA, Inc., settling charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in connection with advertising...

A federal district court in Florida has permanently barred direct-mail marketers Scott and Linda Wilcox, and their firm, Direct Response, Inc., from any future direct-mail promotion or sales activity...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has charged American Institute for Research and Development, Inc. (AIRD) and its predecessor, American Inventors Corporation (AIC), with running a deceptive invention...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Ruta Lee and her production company, Live-Lee Productions, Inc, settling charges that advertising claims she made for...

Lawrence Finklestone, Director of Sales & Marketing for The Building Inspector of America, Inc., has agreed to pay a $5,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement of federal charges against him for...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Summit Communications Group, Inc. and seven Wometco Cable TV companies operating in Georgia (collectively referred to...