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August 5, 2009
August 3, 2009
Statement of Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein Regarding the Announcement that Google CEO Eric Schmidt Has Resigned from Apple's Board
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On August 3, 2009, Apple announced that Eric E. Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google, was stepping down from its board. “We have been investigating the Google/Apple interlocking directorates...
August 1, 2009
Report
Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2006
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Text of the Commission Report
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Report
Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for the Year 2006
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Text of the Commission Report
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July 31, 2009
Bureau of Competition Statement Regarding the Announcement that Thoratec Corporation Will Not Proceed with Its Proposed Acquisition of HeartWare International
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Following the Federal Trade Commission’s approval of a lawsuit to block the transaction, Thoratec Corporation today announced that it has abandoned its proposed $282 million acquisition of HeartWare...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Kellogg Company
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Kellogg Company and authorized the staff to provide responses to the commenters of record. The FTC...
Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Adoption of the Pay for Delay Amendment to the Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 by the House Energy and Commerce Committee
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I commend the House Energy and Commerce Committee for adopting the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R.1706) as an amendment to the omnibus health reform legislation. If enacted into...
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Kellogg Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 31, 2009
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-H
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
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Decision and Order
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Letters To Public Commenters
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July 30, 2009
FTC Challenges Thoratec's Proposed Acquisition of HeartWare International
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The Federal Trade Commission has authorized a lawsuit to block Thoratec Corporation’s proposed $282 million acquisition of rival medical device maker HeartWare International, Inc., charging that the...
Court Orders Internet Pagejackers to Return Ill-Gotten Gains
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A federal court has held three Internet pagejackers in contempt and ordered them to return more than $555,,000 in ill-gotten gains for flouting a previous court order that barred them from deceptive...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rules to Protect Consumers of Debt Relief Services
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In an ongoing effort to better protect financially distressed consumers, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed rules to combat deceptive and abusive telemarketing of debt...
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Thoratec Corporation, and HeartWare International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 30, 2009
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Administrative Complaint
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Odysseus Marketing, Inc., and Walter Rines (timeline item) - July 30, 2009
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Civil Contempt Order
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July 29, 2009
End of the Line for Financial Telemarketer Who Violated Do Not Call Rules
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A financial services telemarketer who allegedly violated several requirements of the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call Rule – from calling hundreds of thousands of consumers on the National Do...
FTC Announces Expanded Business Education Campaign on 'Red Flags' Rule
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To assist small businesses and other entities, the Federal Trade Commission staff will redouble its efforts to educate them about compliance with the "Red Flags" Rule and ease compliance by providing...
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Global Mortgage Funding, Inc., et al., United States of America (for the FTC) (timeline item) - July 29, 2009
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