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No Tricks, No Treats: FTC Warns Halloween Consumers that Even Cosmetic Contact Lenses Require Prescriptions
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Planning to cap off your Halloween costume with a pair of cat-eye contact lenses? The Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that all contacts -- even those that are cosmetic or theatrical --...
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The Truth About Cell Phones And The Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to...
Proposed Acquisition of Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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061 0280
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11 de Oct de 2007
10 de Oct de 2007
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Alleged Swindlers Agree to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Business Opportunity Sales
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Two persons who operated a business opportunity scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked more than 1,300 consumers into paying between $5,000 and $25,000 for a...
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FTC Stops International Spamming Enterprise that Sold Bogus Hoodia and Human Growth Hormone Pills
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Spammers must stop sending unwanted and illegal e-mail messages about hoodia weight-loss products and human growth hormone anti-aging products that the Federal Trade Commission alleges don’t work. At...
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Providers of Locations for Business Opportunities Ordered to Stop Misrepresentations
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Four members of a South Carolina family have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they operated “location services” companies that falsely promised to find locations for their customers’...
Federal Register Notice
Mylan Laboratories and E. Merck oHG; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment
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Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Oct10
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Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change
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The FTC hosted a workshop to explore changes in the debt collection industry and examine their impact on consumers and businesses. The event brought together consumer advocates, industry...
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Business Card Experts, Inc., d/b/a BCE Media, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - October 10, 2007
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Appendix A (attached to both Orders)
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9 de Oct de 2007
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FTC Advisory Opinion: Debt Collectors May Inform Consumers That Collection Efforts Have Ceased
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an advisory opinion clarifying when the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act allows a debt collector to notify a consumer that it has ceased trying to collect a...
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