Press Releases

The Federal 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...

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 Federal 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 Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, to be Associate Director of the Bureau's Division of Service Industry...

The Federal 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 Federal Trade Commission approval to divest its 84 percent partnership interest in the Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to Surgical Care...

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

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 Federal 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...

The Federal 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...

A public workshop-conference planned by the Federal Trade Commission to discuss public comments regarding the FTC's guidelines for making environmental marketing claims has been rescheduled for Dec. 7...

CFDA and 7th on Sixth are both based in New York City. CFDA represents most of the nation's best-known fashion designers and 7th on Sixth produces the two major fashion shows for the industry each...

Charter Medical Corporation has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify a 1995 consent order to delete a provision that requires that it obtain prior Commission approval to...

The Federal Trade Commission has decided to retain with minor changes its Cooling-Off Rule, which gives consumers three days in which to cancel -- and receive a full refund on -- purchases of $25.00...

Federated Department Stores, Inc., one of the country's largest operators of department stores, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 1979 FTC order prohibiting it...

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation has applied to the Federal Trade Commission for approval to divest hospitals it owns in West Valley City and Layton, Utah, and in Milton, Florida, to Paracelsus...

The BBDO Worldwide, Inc. advertising agency has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges of engaging in deceptive practices in connection with its role in developing certain advertisements...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended until Nov. 15, 1995, the deadline for comments on a proposal to consolidate several old regulatory items into a single set of guidelines for the advertising...