LaFarge Settles FTC Charges
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LaFarge, Corp. has agreed to restructure its agreement to purchase certain assets of Holnam, Inc., to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the purchase agreement violated federal antitrust...
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FTC and Eight Attorneys General Seek Preliminary Injunction to Require Marketer of "Do-It-Yourself" Termite Bait System to Change Its Ads
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The Federal Trade Commission and eight state Attorneys General today sought a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court to require the marketer of TERMINATE, a termite bait system, to modify the...
FTC Continues to Steer Consumers away from Deceptive Automobile Lease and Credit Ads
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Chrysler Corporation, its national advertising agency, Bozell Worldwide Inc., and Martin Advertising, Inc., a regional advertising agency for General Motors’ dealerships and dealer associations, have...
FTC Staff Files Comment with Massachusetts Office about Rules Governing Regulated Utilities and Unregulated Affiliates
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on October 8 filed a comment with the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE) outlining issues it may wish to consider as it reviews...
FTC Upholds Charges that Toys "R" Us Induced Toy Makers to Stop Selling Desirable Toys to Warehouse Clubs
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Toys "R" Us, the nation’s largest toy retailer, was ordered today by the Federal Trade Commission to stop engaging in illegal practices that keep toy prices higher and reduce choice for consumers...
FTC Premerger Notification Office Issues Formal Interpretation Under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
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The Premerger Notification Office of the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, has issued a Formal Interpretation under the Hart-Scott...
FTC Wins Landmark Case Against National Franchisor
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal court has found Minuteman Press International, Inc., its wholly-owned affiliate Speedy Sign-A-Rama, U.S.A., Inc., and two of the...
FTC Wraps Up Record Year in Antitrust Enforcement
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Antitrust enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission has just concluded one of the most active years in recent memory, according to William J. Baer, Director of the agency's Bureau of Competition...
FTC Charges Three Indiana Telemarketers with Deceptively Soliciting Small Businesses to Pay for Advertisements "Community" Publications
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A U.S. District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the operations of three Fort Wayne-based telemarketers charged by the Federal Trade Commission with deceptively convincing small businesses they...
Two Companies And Their Principals Agree to Settle FTC Charges of Misrepresenting "Credit Repair" Services; Court Enters Final Judgment Against a Third
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements with two companies and their principals to resolve charges brought against them as part of "Operation Eraser," a federal-state crackdown on...
Announced Action(s) for October 6, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...
Las Vegas Filmmaking Telemarketers in FTC Investment Fraud Case Permanently Banned from Engaging in Telemarketing Activities
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Four individuals and four companies, named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, have agreed to settle FTC charges that they, and others, made...
FTC Staff and Washington, D.C. and Oregon Officials Check Used Car Lots for "Buyers Guide"
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and local investigators recently checked used car lots in Washington, D.C. and Oregon to evaluate compliance with the FTC's Used Car Rule, which requires used car...
FTC Files Comment with FCC About Advanced Telecom Services
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On September 25, the Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission about competition issues related to FCC's proposed framework for the development and...
One of Country's Largest Debt Collectors Agrees to Pay Record $1 Million Civil Penalty to Settle Charges of Violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Nationwide Credit, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that the company violated...
Court Halts Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Following FTC Charges
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A federal District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of a Hollywood, Florida company and its principals selling "talking" vending machines and pre-paid...
"Project $cholar$cam" Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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A Florida company and its officers have been banned from providing scholarship services and business information reporting services as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges...
FTC Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on International Antitrust Issues
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony on international antitrust issues before a Senate Subcommittee. Pitofsky explained that the FTC applies its...
FTC Announces Reorganization of Its Competition Bureau
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William J. Baer, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has announced a reorganization within the Bureau and the appointment of three new Assistant Directors. The Bureau's...
Federal/State Campaign Targets Mass Mail Fraud
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Federal and state officials today announced new initiatives -- including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America -- to help law enforcers combat the mass mail fraud that's...
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