B.A.T. Industries PLC
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with B.A.T Industries p.l.c. and its subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. The agreement settles antitrust...
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Satellite Broadcasting Corporation
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Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, of Irvine, California, two related companies, and two individuals have been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with falsely representing to investors...
Deceptive Telemarketing of Investments in Wireless Interactive TV
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The Federal Trade Commission has won court orders against three companies and related individuals charged with making a variety of deceptive claims in two separate schemes to market investments in a...
Software Concepts, Inc.
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Software Concepts, Inc., a Chandler, Arizona-based seller of computer software display rack franchises, has agreed to settle charges that it failed to provide disclosure documents and other required...
Mini Snacks, Inc.
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Mini Snacks, Inc., and John Sanchez and Tim McCarty, corporate officers, have agreed to pay $100,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the earning...
News Conference Advisory
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a news conference to announce law-enforcement actions against telemarketers charged with deceptively pitching investments in emerging communications technologies...
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Birmingham-based HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (formerly HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Corporation), the nation's leading...
Chairman Pitofsky Appoints Experienced Team
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky, with the concurrence of his fellow Commissioners, has named to his senior staff a team of individuals with extensive collective experience at the...
Del Monte Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Del Monte Corporation and Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) settling charges that their supply and purchase option...
Formu-3 International, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Formu-3 International, Inc., the franchisor of "Form-You-3" or "Formu-3" weight-loss centers, and two related...
Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. has Petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to Reopen and Modify or Clarify a 1988 Consent Order
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Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify or clarify a 1988 consent order to allow Furr's to acquire supermarkets it currently operates as a lessee in...
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Alliant Techsystems Inc., settling charges over its $466 million acquisition of Hercules Aerospace Company. As a...
Third Option Laboratories
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The marketers of "Jogging in a Jug," a beverage made of apple juice, grape juice and vinegar, have agreed to pay $480,000 and send a notice to consumers as part of a settlement of Federal Trade...
Turcal Incorporated
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The founder of Turcal, Inc., a California-based timeshare- resale business named in a 1994 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, has agreed to post a performance bond of at least $50,000 to protect...
Freightliner Seeks Exemption from FTC Franchise Rule
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The Freightliner Corporation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to exempt the company’s sale of truck dealership franchises from the disclosure requirements of the FTC’s Franchise Rule. The...
Rubber Manufacturer's Association, Inc.
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The Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to terminate orders entered in 1948 and 1962 following charges that the Association and numerous members engaged...
Correction with the Regard to the Application for Divestiture Approval filed by Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation
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The announcement made by the FTC on April 5, 1995 with the regard to the application for divestiture approval filed by Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation incorrectly characterized the divestiture...
Competition in Long Distance Telecommunications
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A study released today by Federal Trade Commission economist Michael R. Ward concludes that the long-distance telephone ser- vice market was more competitive in the years 1988-1991 than many observers...
Franchise Rule
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Background material on the rule and a list of questions for comment were published today in the Federal Register. Written comments on the rule will be accepted until August 11, 1995. In addition, the...
NorAm Energy Corp.
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The Federal Trade Commission has partially granted and partially denied a petition from NorAm Energy Corp., formerly Arkla, Inc. NorAm had asked the Commission to reopen and vacate an October 1989...
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