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May 20, 2010
FTC Budget Testimony Highlights Efforts to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition During the Economic Downturn
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In testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations, the Federal Trade Commission today described the agency’s continuing...
Acuerdo Resolutorio de la FTC Frena a un Distribuidor de Tarjetas Telefónicas Prepagadas con Base en Nueva York
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Como parte de una acción enérgica contra el fraude perpetrado dentro de la industria de las tarjetas telefónicas prepagadas, la Comisión Federal de Comercio ( Federal Trade Commission, FTC) estableció...
At FTC's Request, Court Stops Deceptive Telemarketing Calls Pitching Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has put a stop to three companies’ allegedly deceptive telemarketing calls, including robocalls, that promised to reduce consumers’...
FTC Settlement Reins in New York-based Prepaid Calling Card Distributor
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The Federal Trade Commission reached its third settlement as part of a recent agency crackdown on fraud in the prepaid calling card industry that has forced companies to pay more than $4 million. The...
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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 20, 2010
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Respondent's Notice of Compliance
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Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund, et. al v. Bayer AG, et. al (In re Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation)
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Citation Number
05-2851 & 05-2852
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
An amicus brief in support of plaintiffs-appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc. The case concerns a court of appeals panel decision upholding the dismissal of an antitrust challenge to a Hatch...
May 19, 2010
FTC Permanently Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a district court judge has permanently shut down a rogue Internet Service Provider that recruited, hosted, and actively participated in the distribution of...
Victims of Work-at-Home Medical Billing Fraud Being Reimbursed $95,000
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This week, an administrator working on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission mailed checks to 3,500 consumers nationwide who were defrauded by a group of marketers accused of hawking phony business...
FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding Indoor Tanning Association; Complaint Charged That ITA Deceived Consumers About Skin Cancer Risks
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement order in the matter of the Indoor Tanning Association, and sent letters to members of the public who...
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Working Chemical Solutions, Inc. and Robert C. Smith, FTC (timeline item) - May 19, 2010
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Motion for Entry of Judgment
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Indoor Tanning Association, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 19, 2010
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-G
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Decision andOrder
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Letters ToCommenters
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May 18, 2010
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