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21 de Ene de 2015
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FTC Issues Follow-Up Study on Credit Report Accuracy
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a follow-up study of credit report accuracy that found most consumers who previously reported an unresolved error on one of their three major credit reports...
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FTC Sues to Stop Texas Debt Collector from Coercing Consumers by Falsely Claiming It Will Bring Legal Action Against Them, Garnish Their Wages
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint against a Texas-based debt collection operation and its current and former principals for illegally threatening consumers with false claims that...
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Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment in FTC Case Against Dish Network, Finding the Company Liable for Tens of Millions of Telemarketing Violations
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FTC’s complaint alleges that Dish initiated, or caused a telemarketer to initiate, calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.
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FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Future Competition in the Market for Drug-coated Balloon Catheters Used to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that global medical technology company Medtronic, Inc.’s $42.9 billion acquisition of...
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Medtronic, Inc. and Covidien plc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 21, 2015
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Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version]
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Dish Network L.L.C. (timeline item) - January 21, 2015
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20 de Ene de 2015
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FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Warns Latino Community About Debt Collection Scams
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To help Spanish-speaking consumers know their rights when dealing with debt collectors, the Federal Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic novel, Cobradores de Deuda, which describes...
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Fotonovela de la FTC advierte a la comunidad latina sobre las estafas de cobranza de deudas
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Para ayudar a los consumidores hispanohablantes a saber cuáles son sus derechos cuando lidian con los cobradores de deudas, la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) ha creado una novela gráfica...
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FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in the Market for Nicotine Patches
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that global pharmaceutical company Novartis AG’s consumer health care products joint venture...
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Makers of Jungle Rangers Computer Game for Kids Settle FTC Charges that They Deceived Consumers with Baseless “Brain Training” Claims
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A Texas company and its officers must stop making unsubstantiated claims that their computer game, Jungle Rangers, permanently improves children’s focus, memory, attention, behavior, and school...
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Focus Education, LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 20, 2015
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Novartis AG, In the Matter of (GlaxoSmithKline) (timeline item) - January 20, 2015
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Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version]
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Order To Maintain Assets
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16 de Ene de 2015
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FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $700,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money in Robocall Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 16,590 refund checks totaling more than $700,000 this week to consumers who lost money to a “Rachel from Cardholder Services” scheme that allegedly promised to...
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Online Payday Lending Companies to Pay $21 Million to Settle Federal Trade Commission Charges that They Deceived Consumers Nationwide
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Two payday lending companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the law by charging consumers undisclosed and inflated fees. Under the proposed settlement, AMG Services...
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