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December 16, 1998
December 15, 1998
Announced Actions for December 15, 1998
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...
FTC Announces Public Workshop on Care Labeling Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop-conference on January 29, 1999, in connection with the notice of proposed rulemaking published May 8, 1998, proposing amendments to its Trade...
FTC Sues Infomercial Maker to Collect Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court to impose civil penalties on two defendants who have failed to obey an FTC order requiring them to pay $500,000 in consumer redress...
Defendants Agree to Pay $13 Million in Consumer Redress To Settle FTC Charges about Deceptive Billing Practices
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Four corporate defendants in a case filed by the Federal Trade Commission in April have agreed to pay up to $13 million in consumer redress to settle charges that they deceptively billed consumers for...
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Interactive Audiotext Services, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - December 15, 1998
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Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 15, 1998
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Mega Systems International, Inc., and Jeffrey Salberg (timeline item) - December 15, 1998
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Albertson's, Inc., Locomotive Acquisition Corporation, Buttrey Food and Drug Store Company, and FS Equity Partners II, L.P (timeline item) - December 15, 1998
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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December 14, 1998
FTC to Explore International Consumer Protection Concerns in the Electronic Marketplace
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As growing numbers of consumers participate in the global marketplace, the issue of international consumer protection is becoming increasingly relevant, the Federal Trade Commission said today as it...
Pharmacy Association in Puerto Rico and its Former President Agree to Settle Price Fixing Charges
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The Asociacion de Farmacias Region de Arecibo ("AFRA") and Ricardo Alvarez Class ("Alvarez") (together referred to as "respondents"), have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...
Proposed Consent Order Would Bar Restraints on Competition For Marine Pilot Services in Oregon
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An association of marine pilots in Oregon has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it monopolized and unreasonably restrained competition in the market for pilotage services on the...
Third Wedding Gown Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty To Settle Care Labeling Charges
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Alyce Designs Inc. and two corporate officers have agreed to pay a $36,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Care Labeling Rule by selling wedding gowns...
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Asociacion de Farmacias Region de Arecibo, Inc., and Ricardo L.Alvarez Class, individually and as an officer of Associacion de Farmacias Region de Arecibo, Inc. (timeline item) - December 14, 1998
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Columbia River Pilots (timeline item) - December 14, 1998
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Intel Corporation, In the Matter of (1999) (timeline item) - December 14, 1998
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Order
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Alyce Designs, Inc., Alyce Hamm, and Jean Paul Hamm (timeline item) - December 14, 1998
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Consent Decree
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Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 14, 1998
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December 13, 1998
Public Statement
Changes in Competition Policy and Law at the Global Level
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* The views expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily of the Federal Trade Commission or any Commissioner. CHANGES IN COMPETITION POLICY AND LAW AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL We know that...
December 11, 1998
FTC/NIST "Price Check II" Report to be Released
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What: According to "Price Check II," a survey of the accuracy of electronic price scanners used in retail stores, consumers need to pay attention at the checkout counter because the prices of 1 in 28...
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