Announced Actions for May 9, 2003
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Commission approval of time period extension: The Commission has approved a fourth extension of a time period concerning a matter involving Baxter International, Inc. (Baxter). Under the order in...
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FTC Cracks Down on "Pre-Registration" Scams for the National "Do Not Call" List
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Two Internet sites claiming that they can "pre-register" consumers with the Federal Trade Commission's National telemarketing "Do Not Call" Registry are the focus of a federal district court complaint...
FTC Settles with Sellers of Bogus Cell Phone Radiation Protection Patches
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The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Comstar Communications, Inc. and its president, Randall A. Carasco, who marketed and sold "WaveShield," "WaveShield 1000," and "WaveShield...
Fifth Session of FTC/DOJ Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings to Be Held May 7-8
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The fifth session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will be held on Wednesday, May 7, from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and...
Last Defendant Named in Fraudulent Fundraising Operation Banned from Future Fundraising and Telemarketing Activities
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Jonathan P. Cohen, the last remaining individual defendant named in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit involving fundraising fraud, is banned from further fundraising and telemarketing activities as...
Federal Agencies Release Second Annual Report to Congress on College Scholarship Fraud
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Every year millions of students apply for financial aid and scholarships to help finance their college education. Sometimes they fall prey to scholarship and financial aid scams. To help federal...
A. Glenn Braswell's Dietary Supplement Enterprise Targeted
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court against A. Glenn Braswell and four of his corporations challenging allegedly false and unsubstantiated advertising claims...
FTC General Counsel to Speak on "The Evolution of U.S. Competition Policy Norms"
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Federal Trade Commission General Counsel William Kovacic will be the keynote speaker at an Antitrust Practice Group Retreat luncheon on Friday, May 2, 2003, hosted by the Washington, D.C. law firm of...
New Mexico Physicians' Association Agrees To Settle FTC Charges of Price-Fixing
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Carlsbad Physician Association (CPA), a New Mexico physicians' organization, along with its Executive Director and certain Board and Contract Committee members, has agreed to settle Federal Trade...
Announced Actions for May 2, 2003
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Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition for approval of a proposed divestiture from ConocoPhillips, Inc. concerning the recent merger of Conoco Inc. and...
FTC General Counsel Speaks on "The Modern Evolution of U.S. Competition Policy Enforcement Norms"
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Presenting keynote remarks today at the Antitrust Practice Group Retreat sponsored by Washington, D.C. law firm Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Federal Trade Commission General Counsel William Kovacic...
Alabama Defendants Settle FTC Charges of Selling Fraudulent Business Opportunities
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A Mobile, Alabama company that operated a vending machine scam through several corporate identities has agreed to settle federal charges. In June 2002, as part of "Project Busted Opportunity," the...
After Arrest Threat, New York Funeral Home Complies With Court Order, Produces Information to the FTC
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To avoid a possible arrest warrant and other legal action that could result in an injunction and civil penalties, Morehead McKim Gallaher Funeral Directors, Inc. and its director, Michael Bannon...
Internet Auction Fraud Targeted by Law Enforcers
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The Federal Trade Commission and 29 state Attorneys General have launched a law enforcement crackdown targeting Internet auction scams that bilked thousands of consumers out of their money and...
Proposed Optometry Legislation Would Likely Increase Costs Without Increasing Quality of Care
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Optometry legislation proposed in Tennessee could increase consumer costs while doing nothing to increase the quality of eye care, according to comments submitted by the Federal Trade Commission to...
FTC Measures False Claims Inherent in Random Spam
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In a random sample of 1,000 pieces of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE) from three Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data sets, 66 percent contained false "From" lines, "Subject" lines, or message text...
Announced Actions for April 29, 2003
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Commission authorization to file comments with Georgia Public Service Commission: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Bureau of Economics and the Office of General Counsel to file comments...
FTC To Host Spam Report Discussion
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a media roundtable on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. EST to discuss a new report, "False Claims in Spam." The report describes a staff review of a random...
Announced Actions for April 25, 2003
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Commission authorization to file amended complaints: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the pending court matter regarding Yad Abraham, dba Sharpthorn Internet...
Greeting Card Business Opportunities Fraudulently Marketed by Florida Companies
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Greeting Cards of America (GCA), and its officers, and American Eagle Placements, and its owner, have been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with using deceptive tactics in selling their...
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