Commission Actions

FTC has Granted in Part the Petition of Rohm and Haas Company, Thereby Ending the Company's Obligation to Obtain FTC Approval Before Acquiring an Interest in any Entity that Produces Architectural...

The Federal Trade Commission has ended the obligation of Pasteur Merieux Serums & Vaccins S.A. to obtain FTC approval before acquiring any company that manufactures or sells in the United States any...

The Federal Trade Commission has endorsed Federal Reserve Board ("Board") plans to simplify and clarify the disclosures required in consumer lease transactions. "Access to leasing information is...

Staff members of the Federal Trade Commission have recommended some alternative, and more flexible, strategies for the Food and Drug Administration to consider in regulating economic claims made in...

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Marketing Response Group, Inc. ("MRG") and its officers and affiliates for allegedly acting with numerous telemarketers nationwide to defraud consumers...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with First Data Corporation, in connection with that firm's merger with First Financial Management Corporation. The consent...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that RxCare of Tennessee, Inc., the leading provider of pharmacy network services in that state, has agreed to settle charges that RxCare's use of a "most...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its support for two new programs to boost compliance with the FTC's Funeral Rule which, among other things, requires funeral homes to give consumers a list...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it will seek a federal district court order to block the proposed merger of Butterworth Hospital and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, the two largest hospitals...

FTC has Ended the Obligation of Roche Holding Ltd. to Obtain Prior-Approval to Acquire an Interest Greater than One Percent in any Company Involved in the Market for Drug Abuse Testing (DAT) Products...

In a document made public today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission offered comments to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the FDA's regulation of direct-to-consumer advertising for...

Sun Company, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and set aside a 1989 consent order that requires divestiture of certain light petroleum assets, and also mandates that Sun...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the application of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation to divest its 84 percent partnership interest in the Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to...

SCAT -- Senior Citizens Against Telemarketing -- a Las Vegas-based "recovery room," and its president have agreed to pay approximately $25,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...