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March 5, 2019
March 4, 2019
FTC Announces Agenda for the 13th Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative. The session, focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, will take place on...
Mar14
Cmr. Phillips fireside chat at the Brookings Institution
FTC Commissioner Phillips Fireside Chat at the Brookings Institution: Regulating online consumer privacy and emerging technologies. Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue...
Mar07
Chmn. Simons participates in DOJ’s Tech Support/Elder Justice events
FTC Chairman Joe Simons will participate in the Department of Justice’s Tech Support/Elder Justice events. Dept. of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Mar05
BCP Director Andrew Smith speech at LeadsCon
BCP Director Andrew Smith will speak at the LeadsCon event on lead generation regulatory priorities. Las Vegas, NV, 1:30pm PST
Mar04
BCP Director Andrew Smith speech at LeadsCon
BCP Director Andrew Smith will speak at the LeadsCon event lead generation regulatory priorities. Las Vegas, NV, 4:15 pm PST
Case Timeline Item
Benco/Schein/Patterson, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 4, 2019
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Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
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March 1, 2019
National Consumer Protection Week 2019 Kicks off Sunday, March 3
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The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners, together with consumer groups and national advocacy organizations, will participate in the 21st annual National Consumer...
FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts
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The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...
Apr12
FTC Hearing #13: Merger Retrospectives
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The Federal Trade Commission held the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative, focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, on April 12, 2019, at FTC Headquarters in Room 432. This...
February 28, 2019
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2018
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The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...
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FTC Issues Modified Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of International Industrial Gas Suppliers Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order requiring industrial gas suppliers Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG to sell assets in nine industrial...
Last Remaining Defendant Settles FTC Suit that Led to Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Drug Company “Reverse Payments”
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The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement in FTC v. Actavis, the 2009 FTC case alleging that the brand-name drug company Solvay and three generic drug companies illegally agreed to...
Imposter Scams Top Complaints Made to FTC in 2018
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For the first time, imposter scams topped the list of consumer complaints submitted in 2018 to the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide Consumer Sentinel database, driven in part by a jump in reports...
FTC Continues Actions to Stop Deceptive Free-Trial and Negative Option Pitches
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced another case in a series of recent actions targeting allegedly deceptive online “free-trial” offers that tricked consumers into enrolling in negative...
Mar07
Facebook Live with Social Security Administration
We’ll join our colleagues from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to discuss scams that involve people pretending to be SSA officials. Learn about these imposter scams and how to avoid them.
Mar06
Twitter chat with The Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid
Join @FTC and @FAFSA on Twitter for a chat about how to avoid student loan repayment scams. Be part of the conversation using the hashtag #NCPW2019.
Mar08
Twitter chat with Identity Theft Resource Center
Join @FTC and @ITRCSD on Twitter for a chat about how you can protect yourself against tax identity theft this tax season. Follow along using the #NCPW2019 hashtag.
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