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May 21, 2009
May 20, 2009
La FTC Anuncia la “Operación Caridad Falsa”
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En una campaña nacional a nivel federal y estatal contra telemercaderes fraudulentos que pretenden ayudar a la policía, bomberos y veteranos de guerra, la Comisión Federal de Comercio, junto con...
FTC Announces Operation False Charity Law Enforcement Sweep
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In a nationwide, federal-state crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers claiming to help police, firefighters, and veterans, the Federal Trade Commission, together with 61 Attorneys General, Secretaries...
May20
Resale Price Maintenance Under the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act
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The Events The Federal Trade Commission will hold a series of four to six public workshops early next year to explore, for the purposes of enforcing Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the...
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American Veterans Relief Foundation, Inc., et al., FTC (timeline item) - May 20, 2009
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May 19, 2009
Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Workshop: Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will hold a series of workshops titled “Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives.”...
May 18, 2009
FTC to Host Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration Roundtable
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law will host a two-day public event, “Protecting Consumers in Debt...
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Deceptive Mortgage Relief Internet Ads; Marketers Falsely Claimed to Operate MakingHomeAffordable.gov
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court issued an order to stop an Internet-based operation that pretends to operate “ MakingHomeAffordable.gov,” the official Web site of...
FTC, States to Announce Initiative Targeting Phony Charity Solicitations
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with dozens of state law enforcement officials, will announce “Operation False Charity,” a crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers who falsely claim to be...
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Making Home Affordable Program, et al. (timeline item) - May 18, 2009
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May 15, 2009
Judge Orders Halt to Illegal Robocalls Selling Deceptive Warranties
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Today Judge John F. Grady of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order stopping telemarketing company Voice Touch, Inc., its...
May 14, 2009
FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle Warranty Extensions
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The Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal court to shut down a telemarketing campaign that has been bombarding U.S. consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive “robocalls” in an...
FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law
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The Federal Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, that they must have...
FTC Announces Suits Challenging Robo Callers and Warranty Marketers
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a telephone press availability on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce federal lawsuits filed today challenging an operation that made hundreds of...
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