Commission Actions

Following a public comment period, the Commission has finalized a consent order regarding the following: Svedala Industri AB/Metso Oyj Corp. The vote to approve the final consent agreement was 4-0...

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Federal Trade Commission Considers General Mills/Pillsbury Merger

Date

October 23, 2001

The Commission considered whether to direct staff to formulate a proposed consent agreement incorporating the latest settlement terms offered by the parties. The Commission's 2 -2 vote resulted in no...

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Announced Action for October 23, 2001

Date

October 23, 2001

Following a public comment period, the Commission has finalized a consent order regarding the following: Svedala Industri AB/Metso Oyj Corp. The vote to approve the final consent agreement was 4-0...

Press Release

FTC Authorizes Suit to Block Joint Acquisition of Seagram Spirits and Wine by Diageo PLC and Pernod Ricard S.A.

Date

October 23, 2001

Citing concerns that the transaction as proposed would lead to substantially less competition in the markets for the sale and distribution of rum in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission...

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Metso Oyj, and Svedala Industri AB, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 23, 2001

Date

October 23, 2001

Decision and Order (Public Record Version) (58.55 KB)

Order to Maintain Assets

Complaint

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Schering-Plough Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, and American Home Products Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 23, 2001

Date

October 23, 2001

Complaint Counsels Opposition to AHPs Motion for Protective Order (76.33 KB)

Memorandum in Support of American Home Products Corporation's Motion to Quash two Subpoenas Ad Testificandum Served on AHP After AHP's Withdrawal from Adjudication and, in the Alternative, for Protective Order (28.51 KB)

American Home Products Corporation's Motion to Quash two Subpoenas Ad Testificandum Served on AHP After AHP's Withdrawal from Adjudication and, in the Alternative, for Protective Order (8.67 KB)

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General Mills, Inc./Diageo plc/PillsburyCo, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 23, 2001

Date

October 23, 2001

Statement of Commissioner Anthony (9.08 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Thompson (7.11 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Swindle and Commissioner Leary (7.76 KB)

October 22, 2001

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Polygram Holding, Inc.; Decca Music Group Limited, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 22, 2001

Date

October 22, 2001

Order on Motion to Stay Disclosure (60.35 KB)

October 19, 2001

Press Release

Application for approval of a non-affiliated ISP and alternative cable broadband ISP service agreement:

Date

October 19, 2001

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

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FTC Sends Warning Letters to Appliance Retailers

Date

October 19, 2001

After inspecting more than 14,000 appliances in 144 showrooms at various locations throughout the country to determine whether the yellow-and-black EnergyGuide labels were properly displayed, the...

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Polygram Holding, Inc.; Decca Music Group Limited, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 19, 2001

Date

October 19, 2001

Warner Communications Inc.'s Motion to Modify the Protective Order Governing Discovery Material and to Stay Disclosure Pending Resolution of this motion (70.96 KB)

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Schering-Plough Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, and American Home Products Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 19, 2001

Date

October 19, 2001

Response of Complaint Counsel to Motions by Schering And Upsher-smith For Stay Pending The Courts Ruling on Respondents Joint Motion for a Protective Order (7.03 KB)

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America Online, Inc., and Time Warner Inc. (timeline item) - October 19, 2001

Date

October 19, 2001

Motion for Approval of Non-Affilliated ISPs and Alternative Cable Broadband ISP Service Agreements (39.44 KB)

October 18, 2001

Press Release

FTC, States Help Consumers "Ditch the Pitch" of Unscrupulous Telemarketers and Cold-call Sellers

Date

October 18, 2001

The Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with the attorneys general of North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Illinois, today announced nine FTC, state, or joint FTC/state law...

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