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5 de Feb de 2010
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In conjunction with state law enforcement officials and other federal agencies, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 11 a.m., to announce a law...
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FTC Returns $1.6 Million to Consumers Scammed by Bogus Debt Collector
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The FTC will distribute $1.6 million to thousands of consumers who were scammed into paying money they did not owe by con artists who threatened, harassed and lied to them. In 2003, the FTC sued three...
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FTC Settles Charges That Colorado Physicians Group Director Attempted to Evade Terms of 2008 Price-Fixing Order
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The Federal Trade Commission settled charges that the executive director of a Colorado physicians’ association actively tried to evade the terms of a 2008 FTC order by telling insurers that because...
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In the Matter of M. Catherine Higgins, an individual. (timeline item) - February 5, 2010
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Decision and Order
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Statement of the Commission
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Higgins, M. Catherine, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 5, 2010
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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Statement of the Commission
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Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rosch
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4 de Feb de 2010
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FTC Proposes Rule That Would Bar Mortgage Relief Companies From Charging Up-Front Fees
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The Federal Trade Commission moved to protect distressed homeowners from the promoters of bogus foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification services by proposing a new rule that would forbid...
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FTC Testifies About Stepped-Up Efforts to Protect Consumers Affected by the Economic Downturn
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the agency has stepped up efforts to protect consumers affected by the economic downtown...
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Danaher Corporation and MDS, Inc., Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment
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Dish Network L.L.C. (timeline item) - February 4, 2010
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Opinion 10-1
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Discusses whether prerecorded messages to customers regarding the availability of free services for a limited time period is telemarketing under the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
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Opinion 10-1
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Opinion 10-2
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Discusses whether the transfer of a consumer-initiated call to a prerecorded message is restricted by Telemarketing Sales Rule provisions concerning outbound telephone call initiated to deliver a...
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3 de Feb de 2010
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Colorado Physicians Group Agrees to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing Tactics
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A Colorado physicians’ group has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of price-fixing by agreeing to halt its use of allegedly anticompetitive negotiating tactics against health insurers. The FTC...
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FTC Warns 78 Retailers, Including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart, to Stop Labeling and Advertising Rayon Textile Products as "Bamboo"
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Seventy-eight companies nationwide have received Federal Trade Commission letters warning that they may be breaking the law by selling clothing and other textile products that are labeled and...
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