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Fair Allocation System, Inc. (timeline item) - August 5, 1998
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August 5, 1998
August 4, 1998
Public Statement
Merger and Competition - The Way Ahead
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* The views expressed are those of Chairman Pitofsky, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or other Commissioners. I am delighted to have an opportunity to discuss international...
Connecticut Mail Order House Operators Banned from the Mail Order Business
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International Direct, Inc., a Stamford, Connecticut, mail order house, its counterpart, American Security Products, Inc., and their officers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...
August 3, 1998
Canadian-based Telemarketer Banned from the Credit Card Protection Business
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The Tracker Corporation of America, and its president Bruce Lewis, have agreed to be permanently barred from engaging in the credit card protection and credit card registration business as part of a...
Court Imposes Large Bond Requirements on "Project Roadblock" Defendants
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the last of its eight enforcement actions undertaken as part of "Project Roadblock" has been resolved through court action. U.S. District Judge Joan A...
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Saffer, Michael A., and Daniel L. Coutinho (timeline item) - August 3, 1998
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Document
August 1, 1998
Report
The Competitive Effects of Mergers Between Asymmetric Firms
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The 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines suggest that the merger of two relatively weak competitors may result in a strong competitor and may lead to lower prices, despite the resulting increase in...
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July 31, 1998
FTC Wins Court Order Blocking Mergers of Nations Four Largest Drug Wholesalers into Two Companies
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The Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Competition Bureau today said that he was pleased by the federal District Court order preliminarily enjoining the proposed mergers of the nation’s...
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McKesson Corp. and AmeriSource Health Corp (timeline item) - July 31, 1998
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Document
Memorandum Opinion, Civ. Act. No. 98-595
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 31, 1998
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Order
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July 30, 1998
Columbia/HCA to Pay $2.5 Million Civil Penalty for FTC Order Violation
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Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation will pay a $2.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 1995 FTC order to divest hospitals in Utah and Florida in a...
FTC and State of Missouri Win Court Order Blocking Merger of Two Missouri Hospitals
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that a federal District Court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the proposed merger of Lucy Lee Hospital, owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation...
Announced Actions for July 30, 1998
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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...
Four Companies and Their Principals Agree to Settle FTC/State Charges of Misrepresenting "Credit Repair" Services
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have taken action against fraudulent credit repair firms misrepresenting that consumers can clean up their credit reports even before...
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