FTC Approves Petitions for Proposed Divestitures in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved two petitions from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. regarding proposed divestitures related to SCI’s recent acquisition of Alderwoods. In the FTC’s consent agreement and order allowing the transaction to proceed with conditions, SCI and Alderwoods were required to divest a range of funeral […]

FTC Provides U.S. House with Overview of Recent Antitrust Activities

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary’s Task Force on Antitrust and Competition Policy, Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras provided an overview of the FTC’s recent antitrust enforcement activities. Since the beginning of 2007, the Commission has had to be especially resourceful, as the number of premerger […]

FTC Provides U.S. House with Overview of Recent Antitrust Activities

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary’s Task Force on Antitrust and Competition Policy, Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras provided an overview of the FTC’s recent antitrust enforcement activities. Since the beginning of 2007, the Commission has had to be especially resourceful, as the number of premerger […]

FTC Provides U.S. House with Overview of Recent Antitrust Activities

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary’s Task Force on Antitrust and Competition Policy, Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras provided an overview of the FTC’s recent antitrust enforcement activities. Since the beginning of 2007, the Commission has had to be especially resourceful, as the number of premerger […]

FTC Approves Petitions for Proposed Divestitures in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved two petitions from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. regarding proposed divestitures related to SCI’s recent acquisition of Alderwoods. In the FTC’s consent agreement and order allowing the transaction to proceed with conditions, SCI and Alderwoods were required to divest a range of funeral […]

FTC Approves Petitions for Proposed Divestitures in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved two petitions from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. regarding proposed divestitures related to SCI’s recent acquisition of Alderwoods. In the FTC’s consent agreement and order allowing the transaction to proceed with conditions, SCI and Alderwoods were required to divest a range of funeral […]

Purveyor of Envelope-Stuffing Scheme Banned from Selling Any Work at Home Opportunities Again

A company and its owner, accused of tricking consumers into paying for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity, are banned from selling any work-at-home business opportunities again. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that they falsely promised that they would pay consumers $7 per envelope stuffed and that consumers would earn a substantial income. The operation will pay […]

Purveyor of Envelope-Stuffing Scheme Banned from Selling Any Work at Home Opportunities Again

A company and its owner, accused of tricking consumers into paying for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity, are banned from selling any work-at-home business opportunities again. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that they falsely promised that they would pay consumers $7 per envelope stuffed and that consumers would earn a substantial income. The operation will pay […]

Purveyor of Envelope-Stuffing Scheme Banned from Selling Any Work at Home Opportunities Again

A company and its owner, accused of tricking consumers into paying for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity, are banned from selling any work-at-home business opportunities again. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that they falsely promised that they would pay consumers $7 per envelope stuffed and that consumers would earn a substantial income. The operation will pay […]

Refunds for Consumers Who Purchased CortiSlim or CortiStress

Until October 27, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought CortiSlim or CortiStress. The FTC alleged that CortiSlim was advertised with false and unsubstantiated weight loss claims and that CortiStress was advertised with false and unsubstantiated disease prevention claims. The FTC’s settlement with the marketers of CortiSlim and […]