Commission Actions

Mini Snacks, Inc., and John Sanchez and Tim McCarty, corporate officers, have agreed to pay $100,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the earning...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a news conference to announce law-enforcement actions against telemarketers charged with deceptively pitching investments in emerging communications technologies...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Birmingham-based HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (formerly HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation), the nation's leading...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky, with the concurrence of his fellow Commissioners, has named to his senior staff a team of individuals with extensive collective experience at the...

Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify or clarify a 1988 consent order to allow Furr's to acquire supermarkets it currently operates as a lessee in...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Formu-3 International, Inc., the franchisor of "Form-You-3" or "Formu-3" weight-loss centers, and two related...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Del Monte Corporation and Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) settling charges that their supply and purchase option...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Alliant Techsystems Inc., settling charges over its $466 million acquisition of Hercules Aerospace Company. As a...

The founder of Turcal, Inc., a California-based timeshare- resale business named in a 1994 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, has agreed to post a performance bond of at least $50,000 to protect...

The marketers of "Jogging in a Jug," a beverage made of apple juice, grape juice and vinegar, have agreed to pay $480,000 and send a notice to consumers as part of a settlement of Federal Trade...

The Freightliner Corporation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to exempt the company’s sale of truck dealership franchises from the disclosure requirements of the FTC’s Franchise Rule. The...