Commission Actions

The owners and operators of www.playgirl.com, www.highsociety.com and scores of other adult entertainment Web sites will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and New York State's...

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Travel Club Marketer Settles Charges of Misrepresentation

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5 de Nov de 2001

In an action that could result in as much as $5 million being returned to defrauded consumers, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with Med Resorts International, Inc. of...

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Polygram Holding, Inc.; Decca Music Group Limited, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 5, 2001

Date

5 de Nov de 2001

Order Granting Warner's Motion to Modify the Protective Order Governing Discovery Material (297.79 KB)

Joint Motion to Enter Revised Scheduling Order on the Web (35.24 KB)

2 de Nov de 2001

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FTC Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson to Host Two Separate Panels in Northern California Next Week

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2 de Nov de 2001

Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson is slated to host two separate panels next week -- one titled "The Good News About the New, New Economy" at Stanford University Law School on...

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Schering-Plough Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, and American Home Products Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 2, 2001

Date

2 de Nov de 2001

Order on Motions of Schering-Plough and Upsher-Smith for a Protective Order (61.84 KB)

Complaint Counsels Opposition to AHPs Motion to Quash Two Subpoenas Ad Testificandum Served on AHP (26.45 KB)

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Polygram Holding, Inc.; Decca Music Group Limited, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 2, 2001

Date

2 de Nov de 2001

Warner Communication Inc.'s Request for Leave to File a Reply Brief (116.69 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Deanna Dee, Inc.

Date

2 de Nov de 2001

Letter from Carol J. Jennings in response to fabric purchased by Deanna Dee, Inc. for the manufacture of coats (386.48 KB)

1 de Nov de 2001

Report

The Effect of Offer Verifiability on the Relationship Between Auctions and Multilateral Negotiations

Date

1 de Nov de 2001

We use the experimental method to compare second-price auctions to "verifiable" multilateral negotiations in which the sole buyer can credibly reveal to sellers the best price offer it currently holds...

The Effect of Offer Verifiability on the Relationship Between Auctions and Multilateral Negotiations (155.52 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Credit Card Industry

Date

1 de Nov de 2001

Elaine Kolish, Former Associate Director

Testimony (56.9 KB)

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Agencies Offer Tips for Consumers Eyeing Online Anthrax Cures

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1 de Nov de 2001

Consumers who are visiting Web sites and receiving e-mail claiming to sell Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and other antibiotics to treat anthrax should consult a new Consumer Alert before they buy products...

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Indiana Company Agrees to Settle Charges of Misrepresenting Availability of U.S. Postal Service and Government Jobs

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1 de Nov de 2001

Career Network, Inc. (CNI), based in Crown Point, Indiana, and its principals, Walter Turulis and Kathleen Key, are permanently banned from promoting or selling any employment good or service as part...

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FTC Testimony Details Deceptive Negative Option Marketing and the Deceptive Sale of Credit and Credit Card-Related Services

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1 de Nov de 2001

The Federal Trade Commission's recent enforcement action against deceptive negative option marketing programs as well as Commission actions involving credit card sales and credit card loss protection...

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