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Summit Technology, Inc. and VISX, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 17, 1998
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May 17, 1998
May 14, 1998
FTC Unveils "Roadmap To Consumer Privacy"
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The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a "roadmap" on the Web that will show consumers how to protect their personal information from public access. This "one stop shop" for consumer privacy...
$750,000 Performance Bond Requirement Imposed on Remaining Two Defendants Named in FTC Popcorn Vending Machine Case
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The remaining two defendants sued by the Federal Trade Commission in 1995 as part of "Project Telesweep" -- a nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud -- have agreed to settle the federal...
Illinois Telemarketers Who Operated Credit Card Scam Agree to Settle Federal and State Charges
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Darryl André, and three other individual defendants, operating under a host of assumed names, including Premier Card Services, have agreed to settle federal and state charges that they deceptively...
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Andre, Darryl, d/b/a Creative Concepts, Premier Card Services, et al., FTC and Illinois (timeline item) - May 14, 1998
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May 13, 1998
Internet Business Opportunity Marketer Settles FTC Charges Unsubstantiated Earnings Claims Violated Federal Law
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A company that promised fabulous earnings for investors in an Internet website development business has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC’s Franchise Rule. The...
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Greenhorse Communications, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 13, 1998
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Complaint
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May 12, 1998
Defendants in $cholar$cam Case Agree to Settle Charges
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The principal defendant in one of the cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission's "Project $cholar$cam," a nationwide crackdown on fraudulent scholarship search services, has agreed to settle...
Tritell Named Assistant Director for International Antitrust
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Randolph W. Tritell has been named as the Federal Trade Commission’s Assistant Director for International Antitrust, effective immediately. Tritell, formerly of the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and...
Richard Parker Named Senior Deputy Director for Antitrust at FTC
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Richard G. Parker has been named Senior Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust arm, the Bureau of Competition. Parker has extensive experience in antitrust and other litigation...
Dietary Supplement Advertiser Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Health Claims
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Bogdana Corporation, a Beverly Hills, California company, and its officers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated health claims in their...
Timony Named Chief FTC Administrative Law Judge
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James P. Timony has been named Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Federal Trade Commission. Timony, who was appointed as an administrative law judge at the FTC in 1976, also has heard cases for 16...
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Western Direct Marketing Group, Inc., and Western International Media Corporation., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 12, 1998
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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Bogdana Corporation, Joseph L. Gruber, and Bogda Gruber, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 12, 1998
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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May 11, 1998
FTC Seeks Public Comment About Survey of Rent-To-Own Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about a proposed telephone survey of consumers and their experience with the rent-to-own industry. The request for public comment, which was...
Kentucky Publisher and Mid-West Trade Association Settle FTC Charges that They Injured Consumers by Reducing Price Competition Among Farm Equipment Dealers
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Agreements to ban price advertising for new farm equipment violated federal law, the Federal Trade Commission said today in announcing a settlement with Fastline Publications, Inc., a Kentucky...
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Fastline Publications, Inc., and Mid-America Equipment Retailers Association (timeline item) - May 11, 1998
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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