Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements in a business opportunity fraud case that, if approved by a federal district court in Florida, would net more than $600,000 for a consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), settling charges that TCI's $1 billion-plus acquisition of TeleCable Corporation...

One of the defendants named in a 1994 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit has agreed to pay up to $350,000 for consumer redress, and to post a bond of $1 million to protect future customers before...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted a petition from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to set aside a 1976 consent order that prohibited AAOS from initiating, pub- lishing or...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Orchid Technology, settling charges that it misappropriated favorable reviews and tests of competitors' computer...

National Dietary Research, Inc. (NDR) and its owner have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated claims for two products: Food Source...

Reebok International Ltd. and its subsidiary, The Rockport Company, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they fixed the resale prices of their products. The FTC alleged...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation, settling charges that its acquisition of Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc.(CVIS) and...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal district court to halt a nationwide job-placement service operating out of Monroe, Michigan, following charges that the firm's sole proprie- tor, Debra...

Total cigarette industry advertising and promotional expenditures for 1993 amounted to $6.03 billion, an increase of 15.4 percent over 1992, according to the Federal Trade Commission's annual report...

The Federal Trade Commission has amended its court-filed complaint against PFR, Inc., d/b/a PFR and Awards Center, and its president, Joseph M. Mantashigian, by adding charges against Sherri L...

Louis Abramowitz, who held senior positions in numerous corporate entities sued by the Federal Trade Commission over an allegedly deceptive scheme to sell vending machine business opportunities, has...

Federal Trade Commission staff members will brief the Commissioners on the status of the proposed Telemarketing Sales Rule at a meeting on Wednesday, May 3, at 4 p.m. in room 432 of the FTC...

William E. Bailey, one of the defendants in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit brought in 1991 to halt the allegedly decep- tive promotion of fire-safety products and door-to-door sales jobs would be...