Nov07
100th Anniversary Symposium
For 100 years, the Federal Trade Commission has distinguished itself as a unique and nimble institution. The FTC continually evolves and innovates to promote competition and protect consumers. Please...
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November 7, 2014
November 6, 2014
FTC Settlement Bars Patent Assertion Entity From Using Deceptive Tactics
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A company and its law firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in letters that accused thousands of small businesses...
Nov06
Detroit Common Ground Conference
The Federal Trade Commission brought together local, state, and federal agencies, along with legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates for a full-day meeting. The morning was a closed...
Nov06
100th Anniversary Dinner
On the evening of November 6, 2014, the FTC will co-host an anniversary dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC with the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association. Tickets For more...
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MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 6, 2014
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-C (With redactions)
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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H.I.G. Bayside Debt, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 6, 2014
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November 5, 2014
Opinion 14-1
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Discusses whether statutory and catalog sales exemption from definition of telemarketing applies to seller that solicits inbound calls in response to mailed catalogs, but does not complete a sale...
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opinion_14-1.pdf
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November 4, 2014
November 3, 2014
October 31, 2014
Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioner Julie Brill Federal Trade Commission - In the Matter of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., et al.
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Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of AmeriGas and Blue Rhino
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Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright - In the Matter of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
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Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner
FTC Requires Divestiture as a Condition of Surgery Center Holdings' Acquisition of Competitor Symbion
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., known as Surgery Partners, and Symbion Holdings Corporation to divest Symbion’s ownership interest in an ambulatory surgery...
Blue Rhino, AmeriGas Settle FTC Charges of Restraining Competition
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The two leading suppliers of propane exchange tanks, Blue Rhino and AmeriGas Cylinder Exchange , have agreed to settle FTC charges that the companies illegally agreed not to deviate from their plans...
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