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FTC Chairwoman Releases 2013 Annual Highlights
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the agency’s 2013 Annual Highlights today at the Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antirust Law in Washington emphasizing the agency’s work to prot
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Former FTC Chairman Janet D. Steiger Named Recipient of 2014 Kirkpatrick Award
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez today named former FTC Chairman Janet Dempsey Steiger the 2014 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award for Lifetime FTC Achievement, honoring her steadfast commitment to public service and her many significant contributions to the agency. “...
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Statement of FTC Bureau of Competition Director Deborah Feinstein On Jostens’ Decision to Drop its Proposed Acquisition of American Achievement Corp.
Following today’s announcement by Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”) that it will drop plans to acquire Acquisition of American Achievement Corp. (“AAC”), the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, Deborah Feinstein, said: “The parties’ abandonment of the transaction preserves...
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Marketer of Robocalling Services Banned from Telemarketing
The head of an operation that enabled telemarketers to make illegal robocalls, call phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, and mask Caller ID information, is permanently banned from telemarketing and robocalling under a settlement with the federal government. In November 2011, on the...
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FTC Invites Further Public Comment on Mobile Security
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments from the public to further explore issues raised by last year’s FTC forum examining the state of mobile security . Panelists at the forum discussed a number of complex issues that warrant further public input. Held on June 4, 2013, the FTC’s mobile...
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Apr
21
Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission and East Bay Community Law Center invite you to attend a conference on Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers. The conference will bring together legal services lawyers, law enforcement attorneys, and consumer advocates from...
May
1
Sharing a Common Ground: A Common Ground Conference in St. Louis
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Washington University School of Law, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Room 310, St. Louis, Missouri
May
7
District Of Columbia
Spring Privacy Series: Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data
Increasingly, consumers are taking a more active role in managing and generating their own health data. For example, consumers are researching their health conditions and diagnosing themselves online. Consumers are also uploading their information into personal health records and...Past Events
Mar
28
District Of Columbia
Care Labeling Rule - An FTC Roundtable
The roundtable, which is free and open to the public, will examine the Commission’s proposed amendments to the Rule set forth in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 20, 2012.
Mar
20
District Of Columbia
Examining Health Care Competition
The Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop, “Examining Health Care Competition,” on March 20-21, 2014, to study certain activities and trends that may affect competition in the evolving health care industry. The workshop explored current developments related to:
Mar
19
District Of Columbia