Amplifier Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on whether to repeal, modify or expand its Amplifier Rule, which standardizes the measurement and disclosure of power, distortion and other...
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FTC Rejects Proposed Settlement in Staples/Office Depot Merger
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After careful consideration, the Federal Trade Commission today rejected the proposed settlement in the Staples/Office Depot merger. Staples and Office Depot are two of the three largest office supply...
Announced Action(s) for April 4, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...
Ophthalmic Practice Rules ("Prescription Release Rule")
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether to modify, rescind or retain the provisions of the Ophthalmic Practice Rules which requires eye care practitioners to release eyeglass...
Rule 703
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As part of an ongoing review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment about whether its Rule 703, which sets out its requirements governing informal dispute...
FTC to Consumers -- These Claims Are False -- No More April Fools
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In its continuing effort to educate consumers with credit problems about their rights, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a number of new important tools to combat fraudulent credit repair...
$204,000 Available for "RustEvader" Refunds, FTC Announces
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The Federal Trade Commission said today that this summer it will distribute refunds from a $204,000 fund to consumers who purchased purported vehicle anti-corrosion devices sold by RustEvaders...
Autodesk, Softdesk Settle FTC Charges
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Autodesk, Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $90 million acquisition of Softdesk, Inc., as originally proposed, would have substantially lessened competition in the...
Regulatory Reform Update: Negative Option Rule
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As part of an ongoing review of the Rules and Guides it enforces, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about whether to retain, discard or amend the Negative Option Rule. The Rule...
Announced Actions for March 28, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
Press Availability on New Federal Credit Repair Law; Agency to Announce Results of “Credit Repair Web Surfing”
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The Federal Trade Commission will provide a press availability on Tuesday, April 1st, the effective date for a new federal law, which provides consumers with better protection from fraudulent credit...
Vermont Hosiery Mill Agrees To Settle Charges It Sold Misbranded Socks to National Retail Chain
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Cabot Hosiery Mills, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated the FTC's Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) when it sold to national...
North Carolina Hosiery Mill Agrees To Settle Charges It Sold Misbranded Socks to National Retail Chain
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Mauney Hosiery Mills, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated the FTC's Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) when it sold to national...
85,000(+) Consumers Receiving Full Refunds Totaling $4 Million from Settlement in FTC "Money Making" Schemes Case
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More than 85,000 consumers nationwide will be receiving refund checks totaling about $4 million by mid-April. The refund pool was funded by settlements the Federal Trade Commission negotiated in its...
FTC Settles Contempt Action Against Clear Your Credit, Inc. by Banning Company from the Credit Repair Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a settlement agreement with Keith Berggren and the "credit repair" company through which he did business, Clear Your Credit, Inc. The agreement settles FTC...
Announced Action(s) for March 25, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The...
Regulatory Reform Update: Hobby Protection Act Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on its Hobby Protection Act Rules, which require imitation political items -- such as buttons, posters, coffee mugs and the like -- to be marked...
FTC Announces "Operation Waistline"--a Law Enforcement and Consumer Education Effort Designed to Stop Misleading Weight Loss Claims
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Sound familiar? Heard these claims before? If you have ever picked up a newspaper or magazine, or turned on the TV, you probably have seen advertisements that tout these or similar claims. As part of...
FTC Supports Improved Lease Disclosure Requirements
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The Federal Trade Commission has offered strong support in addition to several suggestions for better clarifying how companies leasing cars and other personal property must disclose important cost...
Regulatory Reform Update: Dry Cell Battery Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments from the public on whether to repeal its Dry Cell Battery Rule, which prohibits representations that dry cell batteries will not leak. The FTC is...
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