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Stone Container Corporation (timeline item) - February 25, 1998
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February 25, 1998
February 24, 1998
Announced Action(s) for February 24, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...
Lawyers Title Corporation Agrees To Divest 12 "Title Plants" To Settle FTC Charges that Merger Would Reduce Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it was publishing for public comment a proposed consent order with Lawyers Title Corporation (LTC) that would require the company to divest title...
Don't Get Taken for a Ride over Spring Break: FTC
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Students planning vacation getaways over Spring Break could be taken for a ride if they aren't careful consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission. A new FTC Fact Sheet, "Avoid A Spring Break...
Joint Campaign To Educate Consumers about Investing and Saving
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The Federal Trade Commission will join the Securities and Exchange Commission, the North American Securities Administrators Association and a broad alliance of public and private organizations...
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (timeline item) - February 24, 1998
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Letter Approving Divestiture Application
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Dow Chemical Company, The, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 24, 1998
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Complaint
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Decision & Order
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LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (timeline item) - February 24, 1998
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February 23, 1998
Defendant in Telemarketing "Recovery Room" Scheme Agrees To Settle Charges
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Rena Warden, a defendant in the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Fraudulent Action Network, Inc. (FANS) of Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to settle charges stemming from her role in the...
February 20, 1998
"OPERATION MONEY PIT" Targets Fraudulent Business Opportunity Schemes
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Consumers in four states spent thousands of dollars investing in business opportunities that did not fulfill promises of returning many times the cost of the investments, according to the Federal...
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Summit Photographix, Inc. et al. (timeline item) - February 20, 1998
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February 19, 1998
Las Vegas Filmmaking Telemarketer in FTC Investment Fraud Case Permanently Banned From Engaging in Telemarketing Activities
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Rosario "Ray" Filosi, one of the defendants named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, is permanently banned from engaging in, or assisting others...
FTC Alleges a Second Company Made False and Deceptive Claims for Eye Care Treatment
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The Federal Trade Commission has again charged a company with falsely advertising that a non-surgical eye care treatment is a safe and effective way to correct vision. The company, Eye Care Associates...
Colorado Physician Group To Settle FTC Charges that They Conspired To Raise Prices and Limit Choice for Consumers
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A western Colorado physicians' organization -- which comprises at least 85 percent of the doctors in private practice in Mesa County -- has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...
FTC Obtains Preliminary Injuction Against Chicago-Area Defendants Charged with Operating Postal Jobs Scam
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A U.S. District Court judge has found that the Federal Trade Commission has "shown a likelihood of proving" that four corporations, with offices in Merrillville and Crown Point, Indiana (near Chicago)...
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