Commission Actions

Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized staff to publicly release a report entitled "Federal Trade Commission Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2002." The Fiscal Year 2002 Report...

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Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 18, 2003

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April 18, 2003

Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Non-Party Turner Mason & Company (97.28 KB)

Respondent Unocal Oil Company Of California's Objections To The Subpoena Duces Tecum Served On Mark Peterson (9.33 KB)

Respondent Unocal Oil Company Of California's Objections To The Subpoena Duces Tecum Served On Steven D. Light (9.41 KB)

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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 18, 2003

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April 18, 2003

Order Granting Respondent Rambus Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File a Corrected Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents That Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Trial Exhibits (7.86 KB)

ALJ's Order Granting Non-Party Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s Unopposed Motion For Extension Of Time To File Motion For In Camera Treatment (73.58 KB)

Non-Party Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s Unopposed Motion For Extension Of Time To File Motion For In Camera Treatment Pursuant To 16 C.F.R. Sec. 3.45 (225.01 KB)

Non-Party Dr. Betty Prince's Motion For In Camera Protection Of Documents (886.65 KB)

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 18, 2003

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April 18, 2003

Complaint (59.49 KB)

Decision and Order (28.75 KB)

April 17, 2003

Press Release

Institute of Store Planners Settles FTC Charges That it Restrained Member Competition

Date

April 17, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment a proposed consent order with the Institute of Store Planners (ISP), which would require the group to remove restrictions on competition...

Press Release

ValueVision Home Shopping Network to Pay $215,000 Civil Penalty

Date

April 17, 2003

ValueVision International, Inc., the third largest television "home shopping" network retailer in the United States, has agreed to pay a $215,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated...

Press Release

FTC Asks Court to Block Deceptive Spam Operation

Date

April 17, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District court judge to block an allegedly illegal spam operation that uses deceptively bland subject lines, false return addresses, and empty "reply-to"...

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Institute of Store Planners, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 17, 2003

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April 17, 2003

Agreement Containing Consent Order (8.5 KB)

Decision and Order (11.28 KB)

Complaint (9.24 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (5.68 KB)

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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 17, 2003

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April 17, 2003

Rambus Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File a Corrected Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents That Complaint Counsel Identify as Potential Trial Exhibits (and the related Proposed Order) (17.33 KB)

Opposition By Respondent Rambus Inc. To Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine Regarding Rambus's Patent Prosecution Efforts After June 1996 And Neil Steinberg's Opinions Regarding The Scope Of Rambus's Prior Patent Applications (3.88 MB)

ALJ's Order Granting Respondent Rambus Inc.'s Unopposed Motion For A Brief Extension Of Time To File Motion For In Camera Treatment Of Documents Pursuant To Commission Rule Of Practice 3.45(B) (79.27 KB)

Response Of Rambus Inc. To Complaint Counsel's Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Their Motion To Compel Discovery On Crime-Fraud And Waiver Grounds (8.1 MB)

ALJ's Order Granting Motion Of Non-Parties Dr. Betty Prince And Mosaid Technologies Inc. For An Extension Of Time To Seek In Camera Production Of Documents (69.23 KB)

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Westby Brian D., et al. (timeline item) - April 17, 2003

Date

April 17, 2003

April 16, 2003

Press Release

"Operation Protection Deception" Defendants to Pay $131,000 for Alleged FTC Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule Violations

Date

April 16, 2003

A ring of defendants who allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers nationwide through a deceptive telemarketing pitch will pay more than $131,000 for consumer redress under a stipulated final court...

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Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 16, 2003

Date

April 16, 2003

Administrative Law Judge's Order Granting Respondent's Motion for the Issuance of Subpoenas Duces Tecum (100.01 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Withdrawal Of Its Response To Unocal's Motions For A Subpoena For The Production Of Documents From The California Air Resources Board And The United States Environmental Protection Agency (436.41 KB)

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Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, and Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 16, 2003

Date

April 16, 2003

Respondents' Reply Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law (1.43 MB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 03-2

Date

April 16, 2003

Discusses whether the Franchise Rule applies to a license agreement for the manufacture and distribution of a soil supplement.

April 15, 2003

Press Release

FTC Requires Scientific Evidence for "Snore Formula" Claims

Date

April 15, 2003

An Arizona-based company, Snore Formula, Inc., its officers, and a distributor have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to have scientific substantiation for the claims...

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