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October 16, 1998

Public Statement

Efficiencies in Defense of Mergers: 18 Months After

Date

October 16, 1998

It is now 18 months since the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission published Revised Guidelines for treatment of efficiency claims in defense of mergers. (2) My goal today is to present...

Public Statement

Promoting Innovation Competition Through the Aspen/Kodak Rule

Date

October 16, 1998

Two Supreme Court monopolization decisions, Aspen Skiing and Kodak, establish a legal rule: a firm with monopoly power violates Sherman Act §2 if it excludes rivals from the monopolized market by...

Press Release

LaFarge Settles FTC Charges

Date

October 16, 1998

LaFarge, Corp. has agreed to restructure its agreement to purchase certain assets of Holnam, Inc., to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the purchase agreement violated federal antitrust...

Press Release

Pitofsky Assesses Impact of Merger Guideline Revisions

Date

October 16, 1998

Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, said today that 18 months after adoption of new guidelines for treating efficiency claims in defense of mergers, dire predictions about the...

Case Timeline Item

Lafarge, S.A., and Lafarge Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 16, 1998

Date

October 16, 1998

Agreement Containing Consent Order (11.17 KB)

Complaint (10.32 KB)

Analysis to Aid Public Comment on the Proposed Consent Order (5.26 KB)

Case Timeline Item

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 16, 1998

Date

October 16, 1998

Order Regarding Complaint Counsel's Motion to Strike Expert Witnesses (75.16 KB)

October 15, 1998

Press Release

FTC Continues to Steer Consumers away from Deceptive Automobile Lease and Credit Ads

Date

October 15, 1998

Chrysler Corporation, its national advertising agency, Bozell Worldwide Inc., and Martin Advertising, Inc., a regional advertising agency for General Motors’ dealerships and dealer associations, have...

Press Release

FTC and Eight Attorneys General Seek Preliminary Injunction to Require Marketer of "Do-It-Yourself" Termite Bait System to Change Its Ads

Date

October 15, 1998

The Federal Trade Commission and eight state Attorneys General today sought a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court to require the marketer of TERMINATE, a termite bait system, to modify the...

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Date

October 15, 1998

Case Timeline Item

Martin Advertising, Inc. (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Agreement Containing Consent Order (28.11 KB)

Complaint (41.47 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (31.3 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Chrysler Corporation (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Agreement Containing Consent Order (24.58 KB)

Complaint (27.62 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (31.26 KB)

Case Timeline Item

OMNI Advertising, Inc., and Christoper Ehrhorn, also d/b/a Fri, Inc., American Deputy Sheriffs Association, Disabled Firefighters, et al. (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Stipulated Preliminary Injunction, Appointment of Permanent Receiver, and Asset Freeze (2.81 MB)

Case Timeline Item

T.E.M.M. Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Stipulated Preliminary Injunction, Appointment of Permanent Receiver, and Asset Freeze (2.75 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Tri-State Advertising Unlimited, Inc. (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Stipulated Preliminary Injunction, Appointment of Permanent Receiver, and Asset Freeze (2.76 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Bozell Worldwide, Inc. (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Agreement Containing Consent Order (24.83 KB)

Complaint (28.22 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (31.28 KB)

Case Timeline Item

United Industries Corporation (timeline item) - October 15, 1998

Date

October 15, 1998

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (45.43 KB)

Separate Statement of Commissioner Orson Swindle (1.58 KB)

October 14, 1998

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Swindle Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, In the Matter of Toys "R" Us

Date

October 14, 1998

Orson Swindle, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

941 0040

Docket Number

9278

Statement of Commissioner Swindle Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, In the Matter of Toys "R" Us (31.46 KB)

Press Release

FTC Upholds Charges that Toys "R" Us Induced Toy Makers to Stop Selling Desirable Toys to Warehouse Clubs

Date

October 14, 1998

Toys "R" Us, the nation’s largest toy retailer, was ordered today by the Federal Trade Commission to stop engaging in illegal practices that keep toy prices higher and reduce choice for consumers...

Press Release

FTC Staff Files Comment with Massachusetts Office about Rules Governing Regulated Utilities and Unregulated Affiliates

Date

October 14, 1998

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on October 8 filed a comment with the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE) outlining issues it may wish to consider as it reviews...

Case Timeline Item

Toys "R" Us, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 14, 1998

Date

October 14, 1998

Opinion of the Commission by Chairman Pitofsky (312.78 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Swindle Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (15.22 KB)

Final Order (7.97 KB)

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