Commission Actions for September 1997

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September 30, 1997

• Docket No. 9278
  In the Matter of Toys "R" Us, a corporation.
  • Initial Decision (PDF Format, 5.3 MB)
  • May 22, 1996 Administrative Complaint
  • News Release

• Docket No. 9261
  In the Matter of Weight Watchers International, Inc.
  • Consent Agreement Package
  • News Release

September 26, 1997

• Docket No. 9283
  In the Matter of Butterworth Health Corporation, and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center.
  • Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
  • News Release

• Docket No. C-3769
  In the Matter of Kent & Spiegel Direct, Inc., Marsha Kent, and Peter Spiegel.
  • Complaint [HTML][PDF]
  • Decision & Order [HTML][PDF]
  • News Release

• Docket No. C-3770
  In the Matter of Kave Elahie d/b/a M.E.K. International.

• Docket No. C-3771
  In the Matter of Abflex, U.S.A., Inc., and Martin Van Der Hoeven.

September 23, 1997

• FTC v. The Tracker Corporation Of America, d/b/a Consumer Protection Services (Northern Dist. of Georgia)

September 22, 1997

• Competition and the Financial Impact of the Proposed Tobacco Industry Settlement
  Report Prepared By The Staff of The Federal Trade Commission at the Request of The Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health. [PDF]
  • News Release

September 19, 1997

• Docket No. C-3767
  In the Matter of Rogerio Monteiro and Eliana Crema, Individually and d/ba Leeka Products.
  • Complaint
  • Decision & Order
  • News Release

• Docket No. C-3768
  In the Matter of Efficient Labs, Inc., and Blas Reyes-Reyes.

September 18, 1997

• Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Implications of Emerging Electronic Payment Systems on Individual Privacy. Presented by David Medine, Associate Director for Credit Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives
  • News Release

• FTC v. The Dean Thomas Corporation, Inc., and The Game Club, Inc., and Professional Publishers, Inc., and Thomas Publishing Company, Inc., et al. (Northern Dist. of Indiana)

• FTC v. Metropolitan Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Services Corp., Nationwide Digital Data Corp., et al.

September 17, 1997

• Docket No. 9281
  In the Matter of Exxon Corporation.
  • Decision & Order
  • Statement of Commissioner Azcuenaga, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part
  • News Release

September 12, 1997

• File No. 971 0093
  In the Matter of Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc.; Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P.; Delta Acquisition Corporation; and Delchamps, Inc.
  • Consent Agreement Package [HTML][PDF]
  • News Release

• Docket No. C-3555
  In the Matter of Oerlikon-Buhrle Holding AG.
  • Order Reopening and Modifying Order [HTML][PDF]
  • News Release

• Docket No. C-3765
  In the Matter of Icon Health and Fitness, Inc.; IHF Holdings, Inc.; and IHF Capital, Inc.

• Docket No. C-3766
  In the Matter of Life Fitness, A General Partnership.

• Docket No. C-3764
  In the Matter of Aldi Inc.

• Joint Venture Project
  Notice of Second Opportunity for Comment and Public Hearing
  on Joint Venture Project
  • Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

September 9, 1997

• Cigarette Testing, File No. P944509
  Request For Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to the Federal Trade Commission Methodology for Determining Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide Yields of Cigarettes, and A Proposed Format for Disclosing The Resulting Ratings in Advertising
  • Federal Register Notice
  • Attachments A and B
  • News Release

September 5, 1997

• FTC v. Schnuck Markets, Inc. (Eastern District of Missouri)
  • Complaint
  • Consent Judgment
  • Stipulation

September 3, 1997

• File No. 962 3004
  In the Matter of London International Group, Inc.

• FTC v. S.J.A. Society, Inc., Thomas P. Johnson, and Thomas Alan Blair (Eastern District of Virginia)

September 2, 1997

• Docket No. C-3761
  In the Matter of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
  • Complaint [HTML][PDF]
  • Decision & Order [HTML][PDF]
  • Statement of Chairman Pitofsky and Commissioner Steiger
  • Statement of Commissioner Azcuenaga, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part
  • Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Starek
  • News Release