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Syncronys Softcorp, Rainer Poertner, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 11, 1996
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October 11, 1996
October 10, 1996
Public Statement
Antitrust Analysis of Hospital Networks and Shared Services Arrangements
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It is a pleasure to be here to discuss antitrust issues of concern to hospitals. I would like to focus my remarks on two issues: (1) the recent revision of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of...
Court Halts Phony Work-at-Home Marketer: $16 Million Restitution for Defrauded Consumers
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A federal district court in Chicago, Illinois, has ordered a firm that used deceptive ads to lure thousands of consumers to invest in home employment opportunity programs and other scams to pay back...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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October 9, 1996
Public Statement
Consumer Privacy in the Information Age: A View from the United States
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I. Introduction The U.S. Congress created the Federal Trade Commission in 1915 to promote a free market economy. While the FTC shares joint responsibility with the Department of Justice for U.S...
FTC's Annual Report to Congress on Cigarette Sales and Advertising for 1994 Showed the First Decrease in Promotional Spending Since 1986
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The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1994 showed the first decrease in promotional spending since 1986. According to the report, the...
One of the Individual Defendants in a FTC "Recovery Room" Fraud Case Agrees To Settle
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Russell Mann, one of the remaining defendants sued by the Federal Trade Commission over his role in an allegedly deceptive telemarketing scheme that purported to recover money consumers lost to...
October 8, 1996
Announced Actions for October 8, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The staff contact is Daniel Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment...
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Home Oxygen & Medical Equipment Co., et al. (timeline item) - October 8, 1996
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Order Reopening and Modifying Order
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October 7, 1996
FTC Staff Report Issued Today Examines Changes in Consumers Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol Consumption from 1977 through 1990
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A Federal Trade Commission staff report issued today examines changes in consumers’ fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol consumption from 1977 through 1990. The study finds that advertising and...
October 4, 1996
Announced Actions for October 4, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...
FTC Updates the "Green Guides"
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a “new and improved” version of one of its most popular products, its Environmental Marketing Guides. The updated guides reflect changing consumer...
October 3, 1996
Magazine Telemarketer to Settle Charges Sales Pitches and Collection Practices were Deceptive, FTC Says
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A national telemarketer of magazine subscriptions, Budget Marketing, Inc.(BMI), and 11 of its dealers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their sales and collection practices...
FTC Announces Streamlined Guidelines for the Marketer of Leather, Imitation Leather Goods
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If it looks like leather, is it really leather? Under revised guidelines issued by the Federal Trade Commission today, the answer is "yes," unless the manufacturer specifically discloses that the...
Federal Register Notice
Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products - 16 CFR Part 24
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Oct03
Public Forum on Vehicle Buyback Disclosures
On November 8, 1995, a number of consumer groups filed a petition asking the Commission to look into whether vehicles bought back under state lemon laws are being resold without disclosing to...
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