Announced Actions for April 7, 1998
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Applications for approval of transactions: After a public comment period, the FTC has approved a petition from the following entity: The FTC has approved a request from TRW, Inc. to divest its...
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FTC is seeking public comment on its Guides Against Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Adhesive Compositions (Guides)
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As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Guides Against Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Adhesive Compositions...
FTC Halts Internet Business Opportunity Scam
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A federal district judge has issued a preliminary injunction, appointed a permanent receiver and frozen the assets of a company and three individuals that lured investors into paying as much as $10...
Bureau Director's Annual Report at ABA Antitrust Meeting Highlights FTC's Accomplishments
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The booming economy has contributed to a dramatic increase -- from 1,500 to 3,700 -- in the number of merger filings received by the Federal Trade Commission in the last six years, said William J...
Dell Computer Corporation Agrees to Pay $800,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges it Violated Mail Order Rule
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Dell Computer Corporation, the country's largest direct seller of personal computers, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC's Mail Order Rule when it...
Competitor's Agreement To Stop Production of Lead Antiknock Compounds Suppressed Competition, FTC Says
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The world's two largest manufacturers of lead antiknock gasoline additives, Octel and Ethyl, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the antitrust laws by arranging...
Loewen Group to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty to Settle Federal Charges of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Violations
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The Loewen Group Inc. and Loewen Group International, Inc. (Loewen) have agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that Loewen failed to notify the nation's two antitrust...
FTC Releases Report to Congress About Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act Accomplishments
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a report to Congress highlighting the Commission's achievements in complying with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). In March...
Business Opportunity Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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Defendants in a display-rack business opportunity for greeting cards and perfumes have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the earnings potential and...
FTC Staff Says Consumers Would Benefit if Direct Broadcast Satellite Operators are Permitted to Retransmit Local Broadcast Signals in Their Home Markets
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The Federal Trade Commission staff has concluded that consumers would benefit from a policy that would permit direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators to retransmit local broadcast channels to their...
Degussa Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
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Degussa Corporation, and its parent company, Degussa Aktiengesellschaft, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed acquisition of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.’s...
Defendants Agree to Settle All FTC Charges in Project Mailbox Computer Repair Scam Case
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Jeffrey Rayden and Larry Wayne, two of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, have agreed to separate settlements that would...
Williams, MAPCO Settle FTC Charges
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The Williams Companies, Inc. and MAPCO, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that portions of their merger could raise prices for consumers and violate federal antitrust laws...
CVS To Pay $600,000 Civil Penalty for Violating FTC Asset Maintenance Agreement
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CVS Corporation has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 1997 consent order and asset maintenance agreement it signed with the...
Announced Action for March 27, 1998
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Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...
FTC Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga To Resign
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Federal Trade Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga today announced her resignation to be effective June 3, 1998. Azcuenaga has served as a commissioner during three presidential administrations. A political...
A National Roundtable on Saving and Investing will launch a campaign to motivate Americans to "get the facts" they need to achieve financial security.
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WHAT: A National Roundtable on Saving and Investing will launch a campaign to motivate Americans to "get the facts" they need to achieve financial security. The two-hour forum, sponsored by the...
FTC Presents Testimony to Congress on Internet Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission's Associate Director for Credit Practices, David Medine today presented Commission testimony on Internet privacy to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and...
Commission Releases 20th Annual Report to Congress about Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Debt collection continues to be a principal subject of many consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission, the agency noted in its 20th Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt...
Pittsburgh Area Retailer Settles FTC Charges of Failure to Notify Job Applicants About Role Credit Reports Played in Turndown
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The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Altmeyer Home Stores, Inc., a retailer of draperies and curtains -- headquartered in New Kensington, Pennsylvania -- to resolve charges that...
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