Commission Actions

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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4 de Feb de 2010

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

Date

4 de Feb de 2010

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Gemtronics, Inc., and William H. Isely, individually and as the owner of Gemtronics, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 4, 2010

Date

4 de Feb de 2010

Administrative Law Judge's Order for Further Proceedings on Respondents' Application for Award of Attorney Fees and Other Expenses< (43.45 KB)

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Dish Network L.L.C. (timeline item) - February 4, 2010

Date

4 de Feb de 2010

Opinion of the Court (58.93 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 10-1

Date

4 de Feb de 2010

Discusses whether prerecorded messages to customers regarding the availability of free services for a limited time period is telemarketing under the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Opinion 10-1 (106.54 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 10-2

Date

4 de Feb de 2010

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...

Opinion 10-2 (106.47 KB)

3 de Feb de 2010

Public Statement

A Look Forward with the FTC: Advertising and Marketing Enforcement Challenges

Date

3 de Feb de 2010

A Look Forward with the FTC: Advertising and Marketing Enforcement Challenges (461.99 KB)

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Colorado Physicians Group Agrees to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing Tactics

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3 de Feb de 2010

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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3 de Feb de 2010

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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Gemtronics, Inc., and William H. Isely, individually and as the owner of Gemtronics, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 3, 2010

Date

3 de Feb de 2010

Complaint Counsel's Motion for Leave to File an Amended Attachment to Its Response in Support of Its Answer in Opposition to Respondents' Application for an Award Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (2.54 MB)

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Roaring Fork Valley Physicians I.P.A., Inc. (timeline item) - February 3, 2010

Date

3 de Feb de 2010

Agreement Containing Consent Order To Cease and Desist (111.73 KB)

Decision and Order (187.52 KB)

Complaint (171.12 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment (164.42 KB)

2 de Feb de 2010

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Commission Approves FY 2011 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans for Submission to Congress; FTC Staff: Proposed Kentucky Regulations for Licensing Retail Clinics Raise Competitive Concerns; FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to

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2 de Feb de 2010

Commission Approves FY 2011 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans for Submission to Congress The Federal Trade Commission has approved its FY 2011 Budget Overview Statement and the Government...

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Tenant Screening Agency Settles FTC Charges: Failed to Respond to Consumers Requests for Their Files or Investigate Disputes

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2 de Feb de 2010

A tenant screening agency that rejected consumers’ requests for their files and failed to recheck information on their consumer reports after they had disputed it has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

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