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April 24, 2006
Bureau of Competition Issues FY 2005 Summary of Pharmaceutical Company Settlement Agreements
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition today issued a summary of agreements filed with the Commission in fiscal year 2005 (ending September 30, 2005) by generic and branded drug...
April 21, 2006
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Allergan/Inamed
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Allergan, Inc.’s acquisition...
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Allergan, Inc., and Inamed Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 21, 2006
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Decision and Order [Public Record Version]
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Order to Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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April 20, 2006
FTC Requires Asset Divestitures Before Allowing Boston Scientifics $27 Billion Acquisition of Guidant Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement that will protect competition and consumers in several significant medical device markets affected by Boston Scientific’s proposed $27...
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Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation and ENH Medical Group, Inc. (timeline item) - April 20, 2006
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Notice Scheduling Oral Argument
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Boston Scientific Corporation and Guidant Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 20, 2006
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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April 19, 2006
Court Halts Bogus Invention Promotion Claims
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A U.S. district court judge has ordered an invention promotion operation to pay $26 million in consumer redress and has ordered a permanent halt to the bogus claims the company used to recruit...
FTC Joins Foreign Partners in Recommending International Efforts to Combat Spam
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The FTC has joined its foreign partners in calling for stepped up cross-border law enforcement cooperation and increased public/private sector cooperation to combat spam. The Organization for Economic...
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Davison & Associates, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - April 19, 2006
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Order of Final Judgment
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Order for Permanent Injunction
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Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
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April 18, 2006
FTC Receives Petition from Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and Brunos Supermarkets to Reopen and Modify Commission Final Order
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Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission has received a petition from Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Ahold) and Bruno’s Supermarkets, Inc. (Bruno’s) requesting that the FTC reopen and...
FTC Bans Repeat Offender from Telemarketing
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Two companies and their owner, who were charged with selling bogus bartender and mystery shopper certification programs, have now been banned for life from telemarketing. The owner also will pay $115...
April 17, 2006
Maryanne Kane, Chief of Staff, to Leave FTC After 28 Years of Service
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that FTC Chief of Staff Maryanne Kane will retire at the end of the month. The Chairman has appointed Brian Huseman, currently...
Button Pushers Settle FTC Spamming Charges
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Two spam merchants who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spamming machines have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sent illegal e-mails hawking mortgage...
April 14, 2006
FTC Issues 28th Annual Report on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This report, which is...
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