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December 2, 1997
December 1, 1997
Report
Individual Reference Services- A Report to Congress
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Table of Contents Executive Summary I. Introduction II. The Industry A. The Overview B. Types and Sources of Information Available 1. Information from Public Records 2. Information from Other Public...
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Appendix D: IRSG Principles
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Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims
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Federal Trade Commission I. INTRODUCTION The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing this statement to provide guidance regarding its enforcement policy with respect to the use of...
Public Statement
Panel Discussion on Technological Innovation, International Trade and Competition Policy
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The views expressed are those of the commissioner and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Trade Commission or any other commissioner. I am delighted to be here with you this morning to...
FTC To Retain "All or Virtually All" Standard for "Made in USA" Advertising and Labeling Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission has concluded that "Made in USA" advertising and labeling claims will continue to be held to the "all or virtually all" standard that traditionally has been applied by the...
Shweizer v. Trans Union Corp.
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Citation Number
No. 97-7542
Federal Court
Southern District of New York
Amicus brief of the Federal Trade Commission addressing whether a collection letter that allegedly simulates a telegraph violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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Shweizer v. Trans Union Corp.
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November 28, 1997
Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw" Nets Two Convictions
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On November 24, 1997, a jury in Los Angeles, California, convicted Ronald Dante, a defendant in one of two cases stemming from the Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw." Dante was convicted of...
FTC Accord in Dow/Sentrachem Merger To Maintain Competition in Market for Chelating Chemicals
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with The Dow Chemical Company that would allow Dow to complete its proposed $500 million tender offer for...
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Dow Chemical Company, The, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 28, 1997
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Consent Agreement Package
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Consent Agreement Package
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November 26, 1997
Settlements with Remaining Defendants in FTC Job Services Case Would Bar Them from Job Placement Services and All Telemarketing Businesses
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Two central players in an Orlando-based telemarketing ring charged by the Federal Trade Commission in June of 1996 with deceptively marketing employment services have agreed to stay out of all job...
Defendants in FTC Case Targeting Multi-Level Marketing of Travel Business Opportunity and Pyramid Schemes Agrees To Settle Charges
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Jerome L. Goldberg has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from his involvement with World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work-at...
FTC Staff Supports FDA Proposal To Modify Net Quantity of Contents Regulations
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The staff of the Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Economics of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the Food and Drug Administration that significant benefits are likely to result from adoption...
November 25, 1997
FCC License Investment Scheme Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...
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Metropolitan Communications Corp., et al. (timeline item) - November 25, 1997
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November 24, 1997
Statement of FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky at Joint FTC/HUD Press Conference on "HUD Tracers"
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Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...
Uncle Sam Could Owe You! HUD Launches Drive To Refund $70 Million to 100,000 Homebuyers and Gets FTC Help To Protect Consumers from Needless Charges.
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WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...
November 21, 1997
Individual Defendant Agrees to Settle All FTC Charges In Project Mailbox Computer Repair Scam Case
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Edward E. Rayden, one of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, has agreed to a settlement that would prohibit him from making...
November 18, 1997
Announced Actions for November 18, 1997
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
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