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February 1, 2001
FTC Sues Speedway Motorsports and Oil-Chem Subsidiary
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U. S. District Court seeking to halt false and misleading advertising for zMax auto additives and has asked the court to order refunds to consumers who...
First "Safe Harbor" Approved for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CARU), the children's arm of the advertising industry's self...
Federal Register Notice
Rules of Practice, Statement of Commissioner Orson Swindle - 16 CFR Part 2
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Federal Register Notice
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements - 16 CFR Parts 801 and 802
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Case Timeline Item
Speedway Motorsports, Inc., and Oil-Chem Research Corporation (timeline item) - February 1, 2001
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January 31, 2001
New Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert Helps Consumers Comparison Shop for a Home Equity Loan
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Not all loans or lenders are created equal. As part of this year's National Consumer Protection Week (February 5-10, 2001) campaign to help consumers avoid abusive lending practices, the Federal Trade...
FTC Kicks off "Operation Detect Pretext"
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Financial Practices announced today the beginning of "Operation Detect Pretext," an effort to protect consumers from firms that obtain their...
FTC Clears Sale of Gulf South Pipeline Co. To Entergy-Koch, LP
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The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a final consent agreement with Entergy Corporation ("Entergy") and Entergy-Koch, LP ("EKLP"), a limited partnership owned equally by Entergy and Koch...
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Entergy Corporation and Entergy-Koch, LP (timeline item) - January 31, 2001
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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Document
January 30, 2001
FTC Finds Online Holiday Shopping Experience Improved For Consumers in 2000
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Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, announced that from the FTC's perspective, the 2000 online holiday shopping season seems to have gone more...
Phony Medical Billing Telemarketers Banned From Engaging in Medical Billing and Work At Home Business Opportunities
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Home Professions, Inc., Telesalescenter.Com., and their owner, Michael Petok, charged by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide crackdown on fraudulent business opportunities, have...
Announced Actions for January 30, 2001
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The Commission has determined to close an investigation related to the following matter: SmithKline Beecham/Glaxo Wellcome. Upon acceptance for public comment of the consent agreement reached with the...
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Etail dEtails: Seminar on Internet Marketing
The FTC and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) presented a seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar, led by FTC...
Case Timeline Item
Exxon Corporation and Mobil Corporation (timeline item) - January 30, 2001
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Decision and Order
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Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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Statement of Commissioner Swindle
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Home Professions, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - January 30, 2001
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Stipulated Judgment And Order
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Computer Sciences Corporation, and Mynd Corporation (timeline item) - January 30, 2001
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Decision and Order
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Order to Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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