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February 14, 1996
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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February 13, 1996
Debt Collection Agency Agrees to Pay $140,000 Civil Penalty to Settle Charges it Violated in Debt Collection Practices Act
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Allied Bond & Collection Agency, Inc. (Allied), has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely threatened legal action against consumers from whom they were attempting to...
Announced Actions for February 13, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Consent orders given final approval: Following public comment periods, the Commission has determined to issue consent orders against...
FTC Appoints Trustee to Find Licensee for Start up Business in Industrial Fuse Manufacturing
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The Federal Trade Commission has appointed a trustee to find an entity to launch a low-voltage industrial fuse manufacturing business to be operated in competition with Cooper Industries, Inc...
Growth in International Franchise Sales to be Topic at FTC Workshop
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The growth in international franchise transactions, in part due to the explosion of ads for American franchise systems on the Internet, will be the topic of a Federal Trade Commission workshop in Room...
Ann I. Jones to Head FTC's Los Angeles Regional Office
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Ann I. Jones has been named Regional Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Los Angeles Regional Office, FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky announced today. Her appointment is effective immediately...
Case Timeline Item
The Upjohn Company, and Pharmacia Aktiebolag, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 13, 1996
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February 12, 1996
Toymaker Settles FTC Charges: Consumers to Get Refunds for Remco's Steel Tec Toys
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Thousands of consumers who bought Steel Tec toy vehicles are eligible for refunds under a settlement agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and Azrak-Hamway International, Inc., which...
FTC Proposes to Harmonize Textile Regulations with Canada and Mexico to reach NAFTA Goals
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed amendments to its textile content and origin labeling rules to allow the use of abbreviations for generic fiber names, and both abbreviations and symbols in...
Franchisors of Software Display Racks to Pay $20,000, be Barred From Franchising Under Settlement With FTC
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Two Colorado-based companies that marketed business opportunities for display racks featuring CD-ROM products have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges against them. The settlement would...
FTC Files Charges Against California Couple Over "Credit Repair" Scheme Involving False Statements, Unauthorized Checking Accounts Debits
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A federal district court in Los Angeles has ordered a temporary halt to an allegedly deceptive "credit repair" scheme run by Mark Thomas Ellis and Gabrielle Ellis, doing business as Universal Credit...
Federal Register Notice
Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act - 16 CFR Part 303
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February 9, 1996
FTC Negotiates Settlement with Hughes Over Itek Acquisition
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The sale of assets between one of the partners in each of the two teams competing for a $700 million Air Force contract could raise prices or reduce investments in technology and quality for a...
Announced Actions for February 9, 1996
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The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has responded to a...
FTC Wins $31 Million Judgment in "Wolf" Vending Machine Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has won a $31 million federal district court judgment against Florida-resident Marvin Wolf and 33 other individual and corporate defendants allegedly involved in a huge...
February 8, 1996
FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Repeal Light Bulb Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed repealing its Light Bulb Rule because the rule's primary goals are achieved by amendments to the FTC's Appliance Labeling Rule. Because of the overlapping...
FTC Appoints Trustee to Divest Pharmacy Assets in Maine and New Hampshire After Rite Aid Misses Deadline
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The Federal Trade Commission has appointed a trustee to divest retail pharmacy assets located in Rite Aid stores in Bucksport and Lincoln, Maine, and in Berlin, New Hampshire, following Rite Aid...
FTC Appoints Trustee to Divest Revco Pharmacy Assets in Marion and Covington, Virginia
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The Federal Trade Commission has appointed a trustee to divest retail pharmacy assets located in Revco drug stores in Marion and Covington, Virginia, because the deadline for Revco D.S., Inc. to...
Federal Register Notice
Illinois Tool Works Inc.; Proposed Consent Agreement With Analysis To Aid Public Comment
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