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May 28, 1999

Press Release

Virginia-Based Modeling Agencies Lure Thousands of Consumers with Exaggerated Promises of Lucrative Modeling/Acting Jobs

Date

May 28, 1999

If someone stops you on the street, hands you a card, and tells you "you've got the look," you may be on your way to becoming the victim of a modeling scam, the Federal Trade Commission advises. That...

Press Release

FTC Settlement with Federated Department Stores to Safeguard more than $8 Million Redress to Consumers

Date

May 28, 1999

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with Federated Department Stores that would ensure the company makes full refunds, totaling up to $8 million or more, to consumers...

Federal Register Notice

Liberty Financial Companies, Inc.; Analysis to Aid Public Comment

Date

May 28, 1999

Case Timeline Item

Federated Department Stores, Inc. (timeline item) - May 28, 1999

Date

May 28, 1999

Agreement Containing Consent Order (14.79 KB)

Complaint (6.87 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (4.49 KB)

May 27, 1999

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, In the Matter of Ciba-Geigy Corporation, and Ciba-Medication, Inc.

Date

May 27, 1999

Orson Swindle, Former Commissioner

Docket Number

9279

Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, In the Matter of Ciba-Geigy Corporation, and Ciba-Medication, Inc. (102.1 KB)

Press Release

Doan's Pills Must Run Corrective Advertising: FTC Ads Claiming Doan's Is Superior In Treating Back Pain Were Unsubstantiated

Date

May 27, 1999

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered the makers of Doan's Pills to run ads to correct misbeliefs resulting from their unsubstantiated claim that Doan's Pills are superior to other over-the-counter...

Press Release

Bogus "Talent Scouts" Use Smoke Screen To "Screen Test" Consumers

Date

May 27, 1999

Parents should not be fooled by ads that promise modeling or acting jobs for their children, the Federal Trade Commission said today as it announced charges against a bogus model and talent scout...

Press Release

FTC Agreement with Kroger and Fred Meyer Preserves Supermarket Competition in Arizona, Wyoming and Utah

Date

May 27, 1999

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement agreement with Kroger Co. and Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. The agreement would resolve FTC charges that the proposed acquisition of Fred...

Case Timeline Item

Screen Test U.S.A., Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 27, 1999

Date

May 27, 1999

Complaint For Injunctive And Other Relief (31.38 KB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order And Order To Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (31.85 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 27, 1999

Date

May 27, 1999

Order On Prehearing Conference (34.96 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Kroger Co., The, and Fred Meyer, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 27, 1999

Date

May 27, 1999

Agreement Containing Consent Order (43.93 KB)

Complaint (11.44 KB)

Analysis of the Proposed Consent Order and the Draft Complaint to Aid Public Comment (18.89 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Ciba-Geigy Corporation / Novartis Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 27, 1999

Date

May 27, 1999

Opinion of the Commission by Commissioner Anthony (120.69 KB)

Appendix (24.21 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (66.67 KB)

Final Order (10.81 KB)

Case Timeline Item

(timeline item) - May 27, 1999

Date

May 27, 1999

Opinion of the Commission by Commissioner Anthony (120.69 KB)

Appendix (24.21 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (66.67 KB)

Final Order (10.81 KB)

May 26, 1999

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Electric Market Power

Date

May 26, 1999

Elaine Kolish, Former Associate Director

Testimony (92.17 KB)

Press Release

FTC Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Issues in Deregulated Electric Markets

Date

May 26, 1999

The Federal Trade Commission today presented testimony to a U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee concerning consumer protection in a deregulated electric power market. Today's presentation...

Press Release

FTC Wins Permanent Injunction Against Talent Broker

Date

May 26, 1999

A federal District Court in New Jersey has issued a permanent injunction against a New Jersey seller of child-modeling services, at the Federal Trade Commission's request. National Talent Associates...

Case Timeline Item

National Talent Associates, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 26, 1999

Date

May 26, 1999

Order of Permanent Injunction (10.05 KB)

Case Timeline Item

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 26, 1999

Date

May 26, 1999

Order with Respect to Protective Order (35.23 KB)

Case Timeline Item

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (timeline item) - May 26, 1999

Date

May 26, 1999

Order with Respect to Protective Order (35.23 KB)

May 25, 1999

Press Release

Another Telemarketing Company That Sold Credit Card Protection Services for Tracker Corp. of America Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges

Date

May 25, 1999

South Florida Business Ventures, based in Boynton Beach, and its owner Warren Izard, have agreed to pay a $11,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sold a credit card...

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