Economic Stimulus Scams
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WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE to unveil bogus Web sites and other scams claiming they can help individual consumers qualify for a share of stimulus package money. Many sites use photos of President Obama and...
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March 2, 2009
Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks
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Virtual worlds – online “places” where people use graphic characters known as avatars to represent themselves – can expose children and teenagers to inappropriate activity or violence. To help parents...
March 1, 2009
FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable James L. Seward Concerning New York Senate Bill 58 on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
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Matter Number
V090006
Related Release
February 27, 2009
FTC Approves Appointment of Interim Monitor and Interim Monitor Agreement in Matter of Getinge AB/Datascope Corporation
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– The FTC has approved the appointment of Quantic Regulatory Services, LLC as the interim monitor in the matter concerning Getinge AB’s acquisition of Datascope Corporation, and also has approved the...
Case Timeline Item
Getinge AB and Datascope Corp., In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 27, 2009
Date
February 26, 2009
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis"
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By
Pamela Jones Harbour, Former Commissioner
File
Testimony
(290.76 KB)
FTC Report Urges Reform and Modernization of Federal Debt Collection Law; Agency Also Issues Annual FDCPA Report to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending that the debt collection legal system be reformed and modernized to reflect changes in consumer debt, the debt collection industry, and...
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers in Financial Distress
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the agency’s increased focus on protecting consumers in financial distress...
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2008. The list, contained in the publication “Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January...
FTC Intervenes in Lubrizol's Consummated Acquisition of Lockharts Oxidate Assets
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The Federal Trade Commission has intervened in Lubrizol Corporation’s 2007 acquisition of the oxidate assets of rival firm The Lockhart Company, which the agency contends violated the antitrust laws...
Case Timeline Item
Lubrizol Corporation, The, and The Lockhart Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 26, 2009
Date
File
Agreement Containing Consent Order
(118.71 KB)
File
Decision and Order
(192.07 KB)
File
Complaint
(167.67 KB)
File
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