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June 6, 2006
FTC Chairman Appoints Jeanne Bumpus Director of the Office of Congressional Relations
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has named Jeanne Bumpus to be Director of the agency’s Office of Congressional Relations. Anna H. Davis, who served in that capacity for almost...
FTC/DOJ File Joint Amicus Brief in Case of Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A. v. Atofina, et al.; FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Concerning the Guides for the Nursery Industry
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Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A. v...
Interagency Task Force on Competition in Electric Energy Markets Requests Public Comments Concerning its Preliminary Report on Competition in the Electric Power Industry
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Issuance of preliminary interagency task force report: An interagency task force established under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 today issued a draft report on competition in wholesale and retail...
June 5, 2006
Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Hearings on Single-firm Conduct to Begin June 20
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the first in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the antitrust...
June 2, 2006
FTC Warns Veterans to Delete Unsolicited Emails
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The Federal Trade Commission is cautioning veterans to be extra careful of scams following the recent data breach at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). In the past, fraudsters have used events...
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Extending Comment Period on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
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Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning the proposed Business Opportunity Rule. The notice, which was...
Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A., et al. v. Atofina S.A. et al.
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Citation Number
05-5754-cv
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, addressing the proper application of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act where a foreign plaintiff's...
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June 1, 2006
Authentic or Counterfeit? How to Buy Genuine American Indian Arts and Crafts
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Whether drawn to the beauty of turquoise and silver jewelry or the earth tone colors of Indian pottery, having some knowledge about American Indian arts and crafts can help consumers get the most for...
FTC Staff: Consumers Benefit from Use and Availability of Online Auction Trading Assistants; Licensing Should Not be Required
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In comments provided to the Louisiana State Senate, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection, Competition, and Economics and its Office of Policy Planning expressed their...
Federal Register Notice
Business Opportunity Rule - 16 CFR Part 437 (Extending Comment Period on Proposed Rule)
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Extending Comment Period on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
May 31, 2006
FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief with DOJ in Matter of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co.; Commission Approves J&J Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Guidant Order; FTC Staff Files Comments with Texas State Bar on Attorney Online Matching
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Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross...
Case Timeline Item
Johnson & Johnson, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 31, 2006
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Order Reopening and Setting Aside Order
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Opinion 06-1
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Discusses the practice of upselling and certain exemptions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
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Opinion 06-1
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May 30, 2006
Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business
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Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...
Case Timeline Item
Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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Case Timeline Item
Internet Marketing Group, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation; et al. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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May 26, 2006
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co
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Citation Number
05-381
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in this case, in which the court of appeals held that the standard for...
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