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Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for the Year 2006
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August 1, 2009
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...
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...
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...
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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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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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July 29, 2009
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...
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...
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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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July 28, 2009
Be on the Alert for Bogus Cash for Clunkers Offers
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Scam artists are trying to profit from the federal government’s new program that helps consumers buy or lease a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle. According to a new consumer alert from the Federal...
Commission Seeks Public Comments on Vocational Schools Guides
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The FTC is seeking public comments on its Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools Guides, commonly known as the Vocational Schools Guides, as part of its systematic review of agency guides...
July 27, 2009
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Commission Activities and Authority With Regard to the Funeral Industry
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Charles Harwood, Former Deputy Director
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Testimony
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