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9803014 Informal Interpretation
9803003 Informal Interpretation
9803021 Informal Interpretation
9803022 Informal Interpretation
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On the Proposed Tobacco Settlement
College of Physicians-Surgeons of Puerto Rico; Centralmed Inc.; Fajardo Group Practice, Inc.; and Norte Med, Inc.,FTC and The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
The Commission authorized staff to file a complaint and settlement in federal district court to settle allegations that the College and three physician groups engaged in an illegal boycott in an effort to coerce the government to make price-related changes under Puerto Rico's government-managed care plan for the indigent. According to the complaint, filed by the Commission and Puerto Rico's Attorney General in the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico on October 2, 1997, the College and physicians engaged in an eight day boycott of all physician services for non-emergency patient care, which caused many people to be treated at area hospital emergency rooms and forced others to completely forego medical care. The settlement prohibits such practices in the future and in addition, requires the College to pay $300,000 to the catastrophic fund administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Health.
CVS Corporation, and Revco D.S., Inc.
CVS agreed to settle allegations that its acquisition of Revco would substantially reduce competition for the retail sale of pharmacy services to health insurance companies and other third-party payers in Virginia and in the Binghamton, New York metropolitan area. The consent order requires the divestiture of 114 Revco stores in Virginia and 6 pharmacy counters in Binghamton.
In March, 1998, CVS Corporation agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 1997 consent order and asset maintenance agreement it signed with the agency to settle charges stemming from CVS's 1997 acquisition of Revco D.S., Inc.
Stop & Shop Companies, The, Inc.
Dean Distributors, Inc., d/b/a Advanced Health Care Systems, Cambridge Direct Sales, and Medibase, In the Matter of
Notice of 60-Day Extension in Comment Period on Its Rule Governing Informal Dispute Settlement Mechanisms ("Rule 703") - 16 CFR Part 703
Red Apple Companies, Inc., John A. Catsimatidis, Supermarket Acquisition Corporation, and DesignCraft Industries, Inc.
Universal Merchants, Inc., et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions
Request for Comments Concerning Rule Governing Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures - 16 CFR Part 703
Boeing Company, The, In the Matter of
Consent order permits Boeing's acquisition of Rockwell International Corporation's Aerospace and Defense business subject to a divestiture and other conditions. There are two teams competing to develop high-altitude endurance unmanned air vehicles for the Department of Defense's Advance Research Projects Agency -- Boeing/Lockheed (developing Tier III Minus, a stealthy, high-altitude endurance unmanned air vehicle) and Rockwell/Teledyne (developing Tier II Plus, a non-stealthy, high-altitude endurance unmanned air vehicle). As a result of the acquisition, Boeing would become a member of both teams and could increase the price of the components it supplies or reduce its investment in technology and quality. The consent order allows Teledyne, if it chooses, to replace Rockwell as its wing supplier without incurring any significant costs or risks to the project. Terms of the consent order require Boeing to deliver the assets necessary to produce the Tier 11Plus wings to businesses designated by Teledyne. The order also establishes a "firewall" between Boeing's Tier III Minus business and the Rockwell North American Aircraft Division that provides Tier II Plus wings.