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April 1, 1997
March 31, 1997
Regulatory Reform Update: Negative Option Rule
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As part of an ongoing review of the Rules and Guides it enforces, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about whether to retain, discard or amend the Negative Option Rule. The Rule...
Autodesk, Softdesk Settle FTC Charges
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Autodesk, Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $90 million acquisition of Softdesk, Inc., as originally proposed, would have substantially lessened competition in the...
Federal Register Notice
Delegation of Authority To Disclose Certain Materials to Other Government Agencies
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Federal Register Notice
Request for Comments Concerning Rule Regarding Use of negative Option Plans by Sellers in Commerce - 16 CFR Part 425
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Case Timeline Item
AutoDesk, Inc. and SoftDesk, Inc. (timeline item) - March 31, 1997
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Consent Agreement Package
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March 28, 1997
Press Availability on New Federal Credit Repair Law; Agency to Announce Results of “Credit Repair Web Surfing”
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The Federal Trade Commission will provide a press availability on Tuesday, April 1st , the effective date for a new federal law, which provides consumers with better protection from fraudulent credit...
Announced Actions for March 28, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
Case Timeline Item
Baxter International (timeline item) - March 28, 1997
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Case Timeline Item
Douglass, Jeanette L (timeline item) - March 28, 1997
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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March 27, 1997
North Carolina Hosiery Mill Agrees To Settle Charges It Sold Misbranded Socks to National Retail Chain
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Mauney Hosiery Mills, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated the FTC's Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) when it sold to national...
Vermont Hosiery Mill Agrees To Settle Charges It Sold Misbranded Socks to National Retail Chain
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Cabot Hosiery Mills, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated the FTC's Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) when it sold to national...
March 26, 1997
FTC Settles Contempt Action Against Clear Your Credit, Inc. by Banning Company from the Credit Repair Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a settlement agreement with Keith Berggren and the "credit repair" company through which he did business, Clear Your Credit, Inc. The agreement settles FTC...
85,000(+) Consumers Receiving Full Refunds Totaling $4 Million from Settlement in FTC "Money Making" Schemes Case
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More than 85,000 consumers nationwide will be receiving refund checks totaling about $4 million by mid-April. The refund pool was funded by settlements the Federal Trade Commission negotiated in its...
March 25, 1997
Regulatory Reform Update: Hobby Protection Act Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on its Hobby Protection Act Rules, which require imitation political items -- such as buttons, posters, coffee mugs and the like -- to be marked...
Announced Action(s) for March 25, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The...
Regulatory Reform Update: Dry Cell Battery Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments from the public on whether to repeal its Dry Cell Battery Rule, which prohibits representations that dry cell batteries will not leak. The FTC is...
FTC Supports Improved Lease Disclosure Requirements
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The Federal Trade Commission has offered strong support in addition to several suggestions for better clarifying how companies leasing cars and other personal property must disclose important cost...
FTC Announces "Operation Waistline"--a Law Enforcement and Consumer Education Effort Designed to Stop Misleading Weight Loss Claims
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Sound familiar? Heard these claims before? If you have ever picked up a newspaper or magazine, or turned on the TV, you probably have seen advertisements that tout these or similar claims. As part of...
Federal Register Notice
Request for Comments Concerning Rules and Regulations Under the Hobby Protection Act
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