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November 26, 1997
November 25, 1997
FCC License Investment Scheme Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...
Case Timeline Item
Metropolitan Communications Corp., et al. (timeline item) - November 25, 1997
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November 24, 1997
Statement of FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky at Joint FTC/HUD Press Conference on "HUD Tracers"
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Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...
Uncle Sam Could Owe You! HUD Launches Drive To Refund $70 Million to 100,000 Homebuyers and Gets FTC Help To Protect Consumers from Needless Charges.
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WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...
November 21, 1997
Individual Defendant Agrees to Settle All FTC Charges In Project Mailbox Computer Repair Scam Case
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Edward E. Rayden, one of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, has agreed to a settlement that would prohibit him from making...
November 18, 1997
Jenny Craig, Inc
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The Federal Trade Commission has reopened and extended until December 3, 1997, the public comment period to provide interested members of the public an additional fifteen days to submit written...
Announced Actions for November 18, 1997
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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November 17, 1997
Public Statement
New Myths and Old Realities: Perspectives on Recent Developments in Antitrust Enforcement
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Introduction It is an honor to appear before the City Bar Association and to have the opportunity of reviewing antitrust developments over the last year. And when you look back, there is a lot that is...
Get Rich Quick Schemes, Illegal Pyramid Schemes Caught in an International Law Enforcement Web; Nearly 200 On-Line Business Put on Notice
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Hundreds of get-rich-quick business opportunities and pyramid schemes operating on the Internet have been warned by law enforcement authorities across the country and around the world that their...
FTC Settlement with Jewelway International Defendants Nets $5 Million in Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against JewelWay International, Inc., and its corporate officers in an agreement requiring a $5 million payment, which will be distributed to harmed...
November 17, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission has eliminated its Dry Cell Battery Rule, concluding that because the industry is voluntarily complying with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute...
FTC Settlement with Pennsylvania Invention Promotion Firm Requires $80,000 Payment, Disclosures & Cooling Off Period
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Two senior corporate officers of National Idea Network, Inc., a firm based in Wexford and Indiana, Pennsylvania, that does business under the name The Concept Network, have agreed to pay $40,000 each...
Federal Register Notice
Deceptive Use of "Leakproof," "Guaranteed Leakproof," Etc., As Descriptive of Dry Cell Batteries - 16 CFR Part 403
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November 14, 1997
Public Statement
Health Care Mergers: Will We Get Efficiencies Claims Right?
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Introduction The changing nature of health care delivery, the related surge of hospital mergers, and the growth of innovative provider networks have made antitrust's role critical for the health care...
Announced Actions for November 14, 1997
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Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...
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