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June 1, 1995
May 31, 1995
PAL Financial Services, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed charges against PAL Financial Services, Inc., a telemarketing boilerroom the agency says took in more than $315,000 of the $2.36 million raised in an allegedly...
Proposed Revised Rule Banning Deceptive, Abusive Telemarketing Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission has revised a telemarketing rule it proposed in February to focus more narrowly on deceptive and abusive telemarketing practices, but also to give law enforcement...
Erlanger Medical Center/Memorial Hospital/Women's East
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re: to operate jointly a new hospital in Chattanooga
May 30, 1995
FTC Comments on Nevada Bill to Restrict Auto Brokering
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A bill in the Nevada legislature that would restrict automobile brokering -- arranging the sale or lease of new cars and trucks to consumers for a fee -- could reduce competition and increase prices...
FTC Taskforce to Review Adjudicative Rules
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky has announced the formation of a special task force to review agency rules and policies governing litigation in administrative cases. The task force...
May 25, 1995
Light Bulb Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended until Aug. 7, 1995 the date through which it will accept comments from the public on the usefulness and effectiveness of its Light Bulb Rule. The rule...
Independence Medical, Inc.
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Federal district courts in Ohio and South Carolina have temporarily halted allegedly fraudulent practices used by three telemarketing schemes to sell medical equipment to consumers nationwide...
May 24, 1995
AWARE/Gleaners Telefunders
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Thirteen of 24 defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission last year with using a fraudulent prize-promotion pitch to induce consumers, many of them elderly, to donate money to two purported...
Publishing Clearing House, Inc.
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A federal district court judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against two individuals and their company for their roles in a fraudulent telefunding scheme. The FTC had alleged in federal...
May 23, 1995
Binocular Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal a rule requiring disclosures in advertising and on packaging for certain binoculars that are not fully prismatic. The FTC, as part of...
Quick-Freeze Spray Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed to repeal a rule requiring safety warnings on quick freeze aerosol spray products used for frosting cocktail glasses because the principal ingredient has been...
Felson Builders, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Felson Builders, Inc., Diamond Crossing Associates, L.P., Elmhurst Partners, L.P., and Joseph Felson, settling charges...
Fiberglass Curtain Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal a rule requiring warnings about handling fiberglass curtains and draperies because the products are no longer in general use. The FTC is...
Sleeping Bag Rule and Tablecloth Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal three rules governing how the dimensions of sleeping bags, tablecloths and extension ladders are described to consumers in advertising...
I.B. Diffusion, L.P.
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I.B. Diffusion, L.P., a Chicago-based importer and dis- tributor of women's clothing and accessories, has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...
Federal Register Notice
Trade Regulation Rule: Deceptive Advertising and Labeling as to Length of Extension Ladders - 16 CFR Part 418
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Federal Register Notice
Trade Regulation Rule: Advertising and Labeling as to Size of Sleeping Bags - 16 CFR Part 400
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