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19 de Mar de 1998
18 de Mar de 1998
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Announced Actions for March 18, 1998
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has approved a request from TRW, Inc. to shorten the public comment from 30 days to 10 days for the company’s application to divest TRW’s Ballistic...
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Seller of Prepaid Phone Cards Settles Charges with FTC and New York State Attorney General
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A seller of prepaid phone cards has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s and the New York State Attorney General’s charges of deception in the advertising and sale of prepaid phone cards...
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Professional Fundraiser Agrees to Settle Charges of Misrepresenting Donations' Benefits to Contributors' Local Law Enforcement
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced another enforcement action aimed at curbing deceptive charitable solicitations on behalf of local law enforcement agencies. Civic Development Group, a...
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Civic Development Group, Inc.; Community Network, Inc.; et al. (timeline item) - March 18, 1998
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Statement of Commissioner Thompson
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17 de Mar de 1998
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FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Cigarette Sales and Advertising for 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1996 shows a $212 million increase in advertising and promotional spending from 1995. According to the...
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16 de Mar de 1998
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Home Equity Lending Abuses in the Subprime Mortgage Industry
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Jodie Bernstein, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Testimony
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FTC Testifies on Enforcement and Education Initiatives to Combat Abusive Lending Practices
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Predatory practices in the subprime mortgage lending market such as "equity stripping," "packing," and "flipping" and the threat these practices pose to vulnerable homeowners were the subjects of...
13 de Mar de 1998
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FTC To Testify about Abusive Lending Practices in the Subprime Mortgage Market
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Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, will participate in a news conference with Senator Charles E. Grassley and Senator John Breaux about abusive...
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Announced Actions for March 13, 1998
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking termination of an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly...
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Debt Collector Pays Largest Penalty Ever Obtained by FTC in a Debt Collection Case: $626,810
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Robert James Smith, the owner of National Financial Services ("NFS"), a Baltimore, Maryland, debt collection agency, has paid a penalty of $625,810 to...
12 de Mar de 1998
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Judge Upholds FTC Charges: Doan's Claims of Superiority in Treating Back Pain are Unsubstantiated
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An administrative law judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges that ads claiming that Doan's pills are more effective in relieving back pain than other over-the-counter pain relievers are...
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Ciba-Geigy Corporation / Novartis Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 12, 1998
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Initial Decision
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June 21, 1996 Administrative Complaint
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11 de Mar de 1998
Report
Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose
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Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose A Public Conference on the Information Consumers Need to Evaluate Weight Loss Products and Programs Report of the...
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Federal Antitrust Agencies and State Attorneys General Announce Protocol for Joint Federal/State Merger Investigations
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and the National Association of Attorneys General today released a "Protocol" for how federal and state agencies will conduct joint and...
10 de Mar de 1998
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 10, 1998
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9 de Mar de 1998
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McKesson Corp. and AmeriSource Health Corp (timeline item) - March 9, 1998
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Public Version of Trial Brief
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7 de Mar de 1998
Federal Register Notice
Sunshine Meeting Act - In the Matter of Automative Breakthrough Sciences, Inc.
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6 de Mar de 1998
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Federal-Mogul Would Divest T&N's Bearings Assets as Part of Agreement With FTC
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According to the terms of a proposed consent order announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Federal-Mogul, one of the world's leading producers of thinwall bearings used in car, truck and...
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