A Colorado physicians’ group has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of price-fixing by agreeing to halt its use of allegedly anticompetitive negotiating tactics against health insurers.The FTC charged Roaring Fork Valley Physicians I.P.A., Inc., which represents about 80 percent of the doctors in Garfield County, Colorado, with violating the FTC Act by orchestrating agreements among […]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
FTC Warns 78 Retailers, Including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart, to Stop Labeling and Advertising Rayon Textile Products as “Bamboo”
Seventy-eight companies nationwide have received Federal Trade Commission letters warning that they may be breaking the law by selling clothing and other textile products that are labeled and advertised as “bamboo,” but actually are made of manufactured rayon fiber. The letters, which the agency’s staff sent last week, make the retailers aware of the FTC’s […]
Commission Approves FY 2011 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans for Submission to Congress; FTC Staff: Proposed Kentucky Regulations for Licensing Retail Clinics Raise Competitive Concerns; FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to
Commission Approves FY 2011 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans for Submission to Congress The Federal Trade Commission has approved its FY 2011 Budget Overview Statement and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Performance Plans for FY 2010 and FY 2011. These documents are part of the FTC’s formal budget request that was submitted […]
Tenant Screening Agency Settles FTC Charges: Failed to Respond to Consumers Requests for Their Files or Investigate Disputes
A tenant screening agency that rejected consumers’ requests for their files and failed to recheck information on their consumer reports after they had disputed it has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law. The settlement order requires the company to pay a $100,000 civil penalty and bars future violations. According […]