Category Archives: Federal Trade Commission

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Commission approval of final consent orders: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Rite Aid Corporation and Jean Coutu Group, Inc. and approved letters to the commenters of record. The FTC vote approving the final consent order was 5-0. (FTC File No. 061-0257; the staff contact is Thomas A. Cohn, […]