FTC Has Repealed its Used Oil Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Used Oil Rule, stating that the rule’s labeling and advertising requirements for engine oils have been preempted by the Recycled Oil Rule, which the...
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FTC Staff Issues Advisory Opinion that a Planned Survey of Hospital Prices in the Waco, Texas Area, Appears to Meet Guidelines Outlined in the Joint FTC/Department of Justice Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care, Issued in August,
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised Business Health Companies, Inc. (“BHC”) that a planned survey of hospital prices in the Waco, Texas area, appears to fall within the safety zone for...
FTC Settlement with Airline Job Placement Telemarkers Nets $350,000 in Redress for Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement under which a Michigan firm and two of its officers, charged in June with deceptively marketing employment services for airline jobs...
Montana Physicians Agree to Settle FTC Charges that they Conspired To Raise Prices and Limit Choices for Consumers
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Physicians in Billings, Montana, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they obstructed the entry of managed care plans into Billings, agreed on prices that they would accept from...
FTC Crackdown on Scholarship Search Service Frauds Nets Another Case
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Agency Wins Court Order Temporarily Halting Business of Deco Consulting of Florida "[A] recent addition to our file has made your student eligible for our college scholarship and grant assistance...
Ten Defendants in FTC Popcorn Vendng Machine Case To Pay $1,400,000 for Redress
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Eight South Florida corporations and two individuals, sued by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud, have agreed to pay approximately $1,400,000...
FTC Law Judge Upholds Some Charges Against Calcium Supplement, "Bone Builder"; Dismisses Others
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Ads that claimed an over-the-counter calcium supplement could "restore lost bone," eliminate pain and was superior to other forms of calcium in the prevention or treatment of bone ailments were...
Announced Actions for October 22, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Daniel Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following public...
FTC Charges Founder of Arizona Company Misrepresented Ability To Improve Consumers' Credit Reports; Three Defendants Agree To Settle
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint naming five defendants in connection with their roles in the now-defunct Phoenix-based National Credit Foundation, Inc. ("National"), which the FTC...
FTC-State Study: Checkout Scanner Pricing Largely Accurate, Undercharges Outweigh Overcharges
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By and large, grocery stores and other retail outlets using electronic price scanners are charging consumers the correct prices, and when scanned prices don't match the shelf or sale prices, consumers...
Former Job Service Telemarketer Barred from Job Placement Business, Telemarketing under Settlement with FTC
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Joel Ancelowitz, a telemarketer who sold employment services for an Orlando, Florida- based firm that had been targeted in a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on fraudulent job search services in...
FTC Announced Today that Inflation Adjustments in Civil Penalties Will Raise Penalties for Statutes Enforced by the FTC by 10 Percent.
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced today that inflation adjustments in civil penalties, required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, will raise penalties for statutes...
Magazine Telemarketers Agree to Settle Charges of Debiting Consumers' Checking Accounts without Authorizatrion
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An Oklahoma company, its affiliated corporations, and its officials have reached a settlement of charges filed earlier this year by the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement prohibits these...
Two Manufacturers of Filters for Forced-Air Heating Systems Agree to Settle Charges they Made Misleading Health Benefits, Effectiveness, and Cost Claims for Filters
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Two companies that manufacture and market replacement filters for home forced-air furnaces have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made misleading claims regarding allergy...
Magazine Telemarketers Agree To Settle FTC Charges of Debiting Consumers' Checking Accounts without Authorization
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Genisis Marketing and Administration and the company's owner, Philip Edward Dill, have reached a settlement of charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission in March of this year. The settlement would...
FTC Approves B.A.T Proposal To Divest Cigarette Brands and Certain Assets to Commonwealth
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved B.A.T Industries' application to divest six discount cigarette brands and certain related assets, including a manufacturing plant, to Commonwealth Tobacco...
Washington State Window Manufacturer-Seller Agrees To Settle Charges of Misrepresenting Insulating Ability of Windows
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Insulate Industries, Inc., of Auburn, Washington, and company vice-president and co-owner Garry E. Wamsley, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they misrepresented the thermal...
Announced Actions for October 18, 1996
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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 entity. The FTC...
Electronic Price Scanners: Is the Price Right?
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Consumer concerns about whether they're being cheated by electronic price scanners are leading law enforcement officials at the state level to step up inspections and enforcement, and have resulted in...
Employment Services Telemarketer Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Misrepresenting Availability of Government Jobs
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Patrick Donaghy, vice president of Stratified Advertising and Marketing, Inc., a Goleta, California- based firm that also does business as Intelinet Data Services ("Intelinet"), has agreed to settle...
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