Commission Actions

A ring of defendants who allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers nationwide through a deceptive telemarketing pitch will pay more than $131,000 for consumer redress under a stipulated final court...

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Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 16, 2003

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16 de Abr de 2003

Administrative Law Judge's Order Granting Respondent's Motion for the Issuance of Subpoenas Duces Tecum (100.01 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Withdrawal Of Its Response To Unocal's Motions For A Subpoena For The Production Of Documents From The California Air Resources Board And The United States Environmental Protection Agency (436.41 KB)

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Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, and Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 16, 2003

Date

16 de Abr de 2003

Respondents' Reply Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law (1.43 MB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 03-2

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16 de Abr de 2003

Discusses whether the Franchise Rule applies to a license agreement for the manufacture and distribution of a soil supplement.

15 de Abr de 2003

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FTC Requires Scientific Evidence for "Snore Formula" Claims

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15 de Abr de 2003

An Arizona-based company, Snore Formula, Inc., its officers, and a distributor have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to have scientific substantiation for the claims...

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Snore Formula, Inc., et al., also d/b/a KJ Enterprises, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 15, 2003

Date

15 de Abr de 2003

Complaint (21.81 KB)

Exhibits A-D (3.07 MB)

Agreement Containing Consent Order (37.33 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (8.58 KB)

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Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 15, 2003

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15 de Abr de 2003

Union Oil Company Of California's Opposition To Complaint Counsel's Request To Delay The Issuance Of Subpoenas To The Environmental Protection Agency And The California Air Resources Board (11.58 KB)

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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 15, 2003

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15 de Abr de 2003

ALJ's Order Granting Complaint Counsel's Motion For Acceptance Of Corrected Version Of "Attachment A" To Complaint Counsel's Motion For Additional Adverse Inferences And Other Appropriate Relief Necessary To Remedy Rambus Inc.'s Intentional Spoliation Of (4.9 KB)

ALJ's Order Granting Complaint Counsel's Motion For Acceptance Of Corrected Version Of "Tab 9" To Complaint Counsel's Motion For Additional Adverse Inferences And Other Appropriate Relief Necessary To Remedy Rambus Inc.'S Intentional Spoliation Of Eviden (77.68 KB)

ALJ's Order Granting Micron Technology, Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time (35.93 KB)

ALJ's Order Denying Complaint Counsel's Motion for Additional Adverse Inferences and Other Appropriate Relief (589.56 KB)

Order Denying Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision (26 KB)

Respondent's Unopposed Motion for the Issuance of Subpoenas Ad Testificandum (27.21 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Unopposed Motion for the Issuance of Subpoenas Ad Testificandum (5.04 MB)

Reply in Support of Complaint Counsel's Motion for Additional Adverse Inferences and Other Appropriate Relief Necessary to Remedy Rambus Inc.'s Intentional Spoliation of Evidence (2.02 MB)

14 de Abr de 2003

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Pfizer, Pharmacia Will Divest Assets to Settle FTC Charges

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14 de Abr de 2003

Pfizer Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation will divest pharmaceutical products in nine separate product markets to different third parties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the merger of...

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Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation (timeline item) - April 14, 2003

Date

14 de Abr de 2003

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (13.02 KB)

Decision and Order (176.19 KB)

Order to Maintain Assets (51.12 KB)

Complaint (26.91 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (34.69 KB)

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Union Oil Company of California, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 14, 2003

Date

14 de Abr de 2003

Complaint Counsel's Response to Unocal's Motions for a Subpoena for the Production of Documents from California Air Resources Board and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (222.94 KB)

11 de Abr de 2003

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Announced Action for April 11, 2003

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11 de Abr de 2003

Publication of information gathered at FTC mergers roundtable: On December 9-10, 2002, the FTC's Bureau of Economics held a roundtable entitled "Understanding Mergers: Strategy & Planning...

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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 11, 2003

Date

11 de Abr de 2003

Non-Party Micron Technology Inc.'s Motion For Extension Of Time To Request In Camera Treatment (251.61 KB)

Notice Of Appearance Filed By Mark L. Kovner And Clifford E. Wilkins, Jr., Esqs. Of Kirkland & Ellis, Counsel For Third Party Infineon Technologies N.A. Corp. (294.3 KB)

Declaration of Sean P. Gates in Support of Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine to Bar Presentation of Testimony and Arguments Regarding Purported Collusion Among DRAM Manufacturers (7.37 KB)

Hynix's Motion For In Camera Treatment Of Proposed Evidence (19.22 KB)

Declaration Of D.S. Chung In Support Of Hynix's Motion For In Camera Treatment Of Proposed Evidence (16.99 KB)

Declaration Of Susan Van Keulen In Support Of Hynix's Motion For In Camera Treatment Of Proposed Evidence (76.31 KB)

Exhibit A (2.82 MB)

Exhibit B (113.67 KB)

Exhibit C (131.53 KB)

Exhibit D (1.09 MB)

Motion of Non-Parties Dr. Betty Prince and Mosaid Technologies Inc. for an Extension of Time to Seek In Camera Production of Documents (240.04 KB)

Respondent Rambus Inc.'s Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine to Preclude Report and Testimony of William L. Keefauver (128.46 KB)

Respondent Rambus Inc.'s Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine to Preclude Opinions of Richard T. Rapp and David J. Teece Regarding "Efficient Breach" Theory (73.52 KB)

Respondent Rambus Inc.'s Combined Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine Regarding theTestimony of Michael Geilhuffe and Motion In Limine Regarding Testimony of Donald Soderman and Martin Fliesler (68.18 KB)

Rambus Inc.'s Unopposed Motion for a Brief Extension of Time to File Motion for In Camera Treatment of Documents Pursuant to Commission Rule of Practice 3.45(b) (15.53 KB)

Opposition of Respondent Rambus Inc. to Complaint Counsel's Motion for Leave to File a Reply in Support of Motion for Additional Adverse Inferences and Other Appropriate Relief Necessary to Remedy Rambus Inc.'s Intentional Spoliation of Evidence (17.25 KB)

Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine to Bar Presentation of Testimony and Arguments Regarding Purported Collusion Among DRAM Manufacturers (58.24 KB)

Opposition by Respondent Rambus Inc. to Complaint Counsel's Motion In Limine to Bar Presentation, on Collateral Estoppel Grounds, of Testimony and Arguments Regarding Issues that Rambus Has Previously Litigated and Lost (58.08 KB)

Proposed Order (6.49 KB)

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Quicken Loans Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 11, 2003

Date

11 de Abr de 2003

Decision and Order (18.37 KB)

10 de Abr de 2003

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FTC/DOJ Hearings on Health Care And Competition Law and Policy

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10 de Abr de 2003

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed schedule listing specific witnesses for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and...

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