Commission Actions

In conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week, several federal agencies today released a guide to help consumers make informed choices about whether to allow their personal financial...

Press Release

FTC Testifies Before Kentucky State Senate Judiciary Committee on Proposed National Do-Not-Call Registry

Date

February 6, 2002

At a hearing of the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee in Frankfort today, a Federal Trade Commission representative testified about the FTC's recent proposal to amend its Telemarketing Sales Rule...

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Schering-Plough Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, and American Home Products Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 6, 2002

Date

February 6, 2002

Respondent Schering-Plough Corporation's Opposition to Complaint Counsels Motion to Preclude Certain Testimony of Respondents' Lawyer Witnesses (109.71 KB)

February 5, 2002

Report

FY 2003 Congressional Justification Budget Summary

Date

February 5, 2002

FY 2003 Congressional Justification Budget Summary (707.75 KB)

Press Release

Las Vegas-based Companies Charged with Failing to Honor Refund Policies

Date

February 5, 2002

A federal judge has temporarily halted the operations of two Las Vegas, Nevada-based companies that sell programs and services purported to reduce one's income taxes, for their alleged failure to live...

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission Announces ID Theft Affidavit

Date

February 5, 2002

The FTC unveiled a new tool today to assist victims of identity theft restore their good names. The ID Theft Affidavit provides a model form that can be used to report information to many companies...

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MSC.Software Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 5, 2002

Date

February 5, 2002

Complaint Counsel's Memorandum in Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Compel (293.7 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Motion to Compel Compliance With Complaint Counsel's First Request for Production Documents and Things (1.32 MB)

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National Audit Defense Network, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - February 5, 2002

Date

February 5, 2002

Complaint For Injunction And Other Equitable Relief (17.3 KB)

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Schering-Plough Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, and American Home Products Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 5, 2002

Date

February 5, 2002

Complaint Counsel's Motion and Memo in Support of Motion to Preclude Certain Testimony of Respondents' Lawyer Witnesses (940.86 KB)

Order on KV's Motion For In Camera Treatment of Documents Listed on Parties' Exhibit Lists (29.07 KB)

February 4, 2002

Press Release

FTC Charges Telemarketer with Contempt; Asks Court to Order $51 Million in Consumer Redress

Date

February 4, 2002

The Federal Trade Commission has charged an Oklahoma telemarketing group with violating the terms of an October 1996 settlement barring illegal billing practices. The agency has asked a U. S. District...

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