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September 1, 1997
August 28, 1997
FTC Case Against Marketers of Advertising Business Opportunity Ends in Settlements, Default Orders
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A federal district court in St. Louis, Missouri, has issued an order banning Joseph and Thelma Hayes and Automated Guest Directories, Inc. from marketing or helping others to market any business...
Announced Actions for August 28, 1997
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Applications for Approval of Transactions: The FTC has received an application to approve a transaction from the following entity. The Commission is seeking comments on the application for 30 days...
August 27, 1997
Insilco Settles FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission has accepted for public comment an agreement with Insilco Corporation settling FTC charges that its acquisition of Helima-Helvetion's aluminum tube manufacturing...
Court Halts Alleged Business Opportunity Scam Following FTC Charges
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Seven individuals and four corporations -- collectively called the Urso Group -- that ran a display-rack business opportunity for greeting cards and perfumes have been charged by the Federal Trade...
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Insilco Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - August 27, 1997
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August 26, 1997
Announced Actions for August 26, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
Coupon Fraud On The Internet Targeted For Warning Messages
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The Federal Trade Commission joined with the Coupon Information Center (CIC) today in announcing that they have identified 31 Internet advertisements for potentially fraudulent coupon-related schemes...
August 25, 1997
New Mexico Proposal To Restrict Optometrists' Operations From Retail Settings Could Raise Consumer Prices, FTC Staff Testifies
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A proposal by the New Mexico Board of Optometry to restrict the business arrangements between optometrists and complementary businesses, such as stores that sell eyeglasses, could increase costs and...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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August 22, 1997
Announced Actions for August 22, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission today asked a federal district court to block a merger of the nation’s two largest movable medical equipment rental firms charging that the merger violates federal...
Federal Register Notice
Sunshine Act Meeting - In the Matter of Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, Inc.
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August 21, 1997
Eye Care Treatment Ads Are False And Deceptive, Says FTC Non-Surgical Procedure Does Not Cure Bad Vision
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Ads claiming that an eye care treatment called "Precise Corneal Molding" orthokeratology ("PCM ortho-k") can cure vision deficiencies are false and unsubstantiated, the Federal Trade Commission...
Internic "Copycat" May Deceive Consumers: FTC Staff
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a letter today stating that Internic Software, Inc., an Australian organization copying the official domain name registration services of Network...
Case Timeline Item
Mid-South PCM Group, P.C.; and J. Mason Hurt, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - August 21, 1997
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