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October 22, 2012
October 19, 2012
Fake News Site Operator to Surrender Assets Totaling More than $2 Million
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An operation that allegedly used fake news websites to deceptively market acai berry weight-loss products will pay more than $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. Last year, the FTC...
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Circa Direct LLC, and Andrew Davidson,FTC (timeline item) - October 19, 2012
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October 18, 2012
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Robocalls All The Rage: An FTC Summit
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The Federal Trade Commission hosted a one-day public event to develop solutions to the rapid rise in illegal robocalls. The Summit included a report on the current state of the robocall technology and...
October 17, 2012
Federal Trade Commission to Host Robocall Summit Tomorrow
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a Robocall Summit tomorrow in Washington, DC. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will provide opening remarks, and will be joined at the event by experts in the fields...
FTC Announces Forum on Protecting Consumers Through Cross-Border Codes of Conduct
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on Thursday, November 29, 2012, on using enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce. Such systems, where...
Promoters of Phony Debt Reduction Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission charged an Ohio-based company and its owner with fraudulently claiming on 17 websites they operated that consumers could quickly get out of debt by working with one of...
Federal Register Notice
Equifax Information Services LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment
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Golembiewski, Ryan and United Debt Associates, LLC, et al. (timeline item) - October 17, 2012
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Stipulated Final Judgment and Order
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October 16, 2012
FTC Issues FY 2012 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2012 . The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (timeline item) - October 16, 2012
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Order on Adequacy of Search
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Memorandum Opinion
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October 15, 2012
Personal de la FTC envía cartas de advertencia a comerciantes en Internet que declaran ofrecer sustitutos legítimos de permisos de conducir internacionales
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Diecinueve comerciantes con sitios web recibieron cartas del personal de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés) en las que se les advertía la posibilidad de que estuvieran...
FTC Places Conditions on Watson Pharmaceutical's Proposed Acquisition of Actavis
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Actavis Inc. to sell the rights and assets to 18 drugs to Sandoz International GmbH and Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and...
FTC Staff Sends Warning Letters to Online Marketers Claiming to Offer Legitimate Substitutes for International Driving Permits
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Nineteen online marketers received letters from the Federal Trade Commission staff warning that they may be breaking the law by selling documents that they are falsely promoting as legitimate...
FTC to Host Workshop to Explore Practices and Privacy Implications of Comprehensive Collection of Internet Users Data
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on December 6, 2012, to explore the practices and privacy implications of comprehensive collection of data about consumers’ online activities...
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Watson Pharmaceuticals / Actavis Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 15, 2012
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Order to Maintain Assets
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Interim Monitor Agreement
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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October 12, 2012
FTC Settlement Bans Marketer from Timeshare Business, Telemarketing
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The owner of a telemarketing operation that deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties is permanently banned from the timeshare resale and rental business, and from all...
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