Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation
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Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation, a manufacturer of audio components, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 1982 FTC order under which it agreed not to fix prices or engage...
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National Financial Services
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Citing "deliberate, repeated, and numerous" violations of law, a federal district court has ordered a Baltimore debt- collection agency, National Financial Services (NFS), and its owner, Robert J...
Willard K. Tom Named to FTC Policy Post
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William J Baer, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has announced the appointment of Willard K. Tom to serve as Assistant Director for Policy and Evaluation, effective...
Reebok International, Ltd.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Reebok International, Ltd. and its subsidiary, The Rockport Company, Inc., settling charges that they fixed the resale...
Jani-King International Agrees To Pay $100,000 Civil Penalty To Settle FTC Charges Over Franchise Operations
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Dallas, Texas-based Jani-King International, Inc. has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to provide poten- tial...
Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has terminated two consent orders against the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc. The orders -- one entered in 1948 and one entered in 1962 -- followed charges that the...
FTC Proposes Expanding Exemptions to Regulations: Changes Designed To Reduce Regulatory Burden on Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed new rules to exempt certain mergers and acquisitions from prior review by the FTC and the Department of Justice. Under the proposal, certain classes of...
FTC Announces Changes to It's Rules of Practice...
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a variety of changes to its Rules of Practice, some of which govern the procedures and timing for companies and individuals seeking to postpone the...
FTC Denies Petition to Revise "Eyeglasses Prescription Release Rule"...
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has denied a petition to revise its "Eyeglasses Prescription Release Rule," which requires eye doctors to give patients a copy of their...
Chapel of the Chimes
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Chapel of the Chimes, a San Francisco Bay-area funeral home chain, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to provide consumers with a printed price list and other...
Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association
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The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association (formerly, the Food Service Equipment Industry, Inc.) has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to set aside a 1941 order which applies to the...
FTC Announces Hearings on Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws in Global, High-Tech Economy
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invites public comment and participation The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will hold hearings this fall to determine whether changing economic factors, such as the development of a...
American Home Products Corporation
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American Home Products Corporation (AHP) has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest its tetanus and diphtheria vaccines assets to Medeva PLC, and for a 90 day extension of the deadline...
Ferro Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission today said it would seek a federal district court order temporarily blocking Ferro Corporation from acquiring Chi-Vit Corporation on grounds that the acquisition would...
Major State-Fed Crackdown Targets Business Opportunity Scam "Epidemic"
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WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 18, 1995 In an unprecedented federal-state assault on a growing national epidemic of "business opportunity" scams preying on would-be entrepreneurs, an estimated 100 firms...
Senior Citizens Against Telemarketing
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A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to an allegedly deceptive telemarketing scheme that preyed on elderly consumers. The Federal Trade Commission has charged SCAT -Senior Citizens...
Crossroads Auto Mart of Chicago Heights, Illinois
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A judge upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against Charles W. Middleton, doing business as Crossroads Auto Mart of Chicago Heights, Illinois, for failing to display the required "Buyers Guide" on...
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission has granted Occidental Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiary, Occidental Chemical Corporation, approval to divest their suspension polyvinyl chloride (PVC) copolymer...
New FTC Brochure Cuts Through Controversy over Electronic Price Scanners...
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A new Federal Trade Commission brochure cuts through the controversy over electronic price scanners by offering shop- pers some helpful tips for ensuring they're not overcharged at the checkout....
Northwestern Nevada Orthopaedic Surgery Alliance
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Federal Trade Commission staff has advised the Northwestern Nevada Orthopaedic Surgery Alliance, an independent physician association comprised of eight competing orthopedists in Washoe County, Nevada...
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