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June 13, 2012
FTC Amends Franchise Rule to Revise Monetary Thresholds for Three Exemptions
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The Federal Trade Commission announced it is amending its Franchise Rule to adjust the monetary thresholds used to determine when the sale of a franchise business is exempt from the Rule, which...
FTC Approves FY 2011 HSR Premerger Notification Report Showing 24 Percent Increase in Filings Compared to FY 2010
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The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, released the agencies' fiscal year 2011 report on their review of mergers...
FTC Action Halts Alleged "Forensic Audit" Scam that Targeted Consumers in Danger of Losing Their Homes
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that allegedly preyed on financially vulnerable homeowners, convincing them to pay $1,995 or more by...
FTC Proposes Changes Making it Easier to Comply With Alternative Fuels Rule
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides , the FTC is proposing to consolidate the labels required on alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) with those...
Federal Register Notice
EPN, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement
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Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Case Timeline Item
Consumer Advocates Group Experts, LLC, et al. (timeline item) - June 13, 2012
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June 12, 2012
Spokeo to Pay $800,000 to Settle FTC Charges Company Allegedly Marketed Information to Employers and Recruiters in Violation of FCRA
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Spokeo, Inc., a data broker that compiles and sells detailed information profiles on millions of consumers, will pay $800,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it marketed the profiles...
FTC Offers Advice in Six Languages for People on Wiring Money Overseas
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For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, is releasing consumer advice in six languages. A new consumer alert about wiring money is available in...
FTC Names Heyer and Dafny Deputy Directors of the Agency's Bureau of Economics
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced the appointment of two new deputy directors of the FTC's Bureau of Economics. Ken Heyer will join the agency from the Department of...
Case Timeline Item
Grant Connect, LLC; Global Gold, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - June 12, 2012
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June 11, 2012
FTC Puts Conditions on Johnson & Johnson's Proposed Acquisition of Synthes, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to sell its system for surgically treating serious wrist fractures , resolving charges that J&J's proposed $21.3 billion acquisition...
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Midwest Region 2012 Common Ground Conference
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Join the Federal Trade Commission, the offices of the Attorneys General of Illinois, Kentucky and Iowa, the U.S. Department of Justice, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state...
Case Timeline Item
Johnson & Johnson / Synthes, Inc. (timeline item) - June 11, 2012
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Agreement Containing Consent Orders
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Decision and Order
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Exhibit C: Monitor Agreement
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Order To Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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