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January 21, 2015
FTC Issues Follow-Up Study on Credit Report Accuracy
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a follow-up study of credit report accuracy that found most consumers who previously reported an unresolved error on one of their three major credit reports...
FTC Sues to Stop Texas Debt Collector from Coercing Consumers by Falsely Claiming It Will Bring Legal Action Against Them, Garnish Their Wages
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint against a Texas-based debt collection operation and its current and former principals for illegally threatening consumers with false claims that...
Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment in FTC Case Against Dish Network, Finding the Company Liable for Tens of Millions of Telemarketing Violations
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FTC’s complaint alleges that Dish initiated, or caused a telemarketer to initiate, calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Future Competition in the Market for Drug-coated Balloon Catheters Used to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that global medical technology company Medtronic, Inc.’s $42.9 billion acquisition of...
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Medtronic, Inc. and Covidien plc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 21, 2015
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Complaint
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Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version]
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Dish Network L.L.C. (timeline item) - January 21, 2015
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Opinion of the Court
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January 20, 2015
FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Warns Latino Community About Debt Collection Scams
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To help Spanish-speaking consumers know their rights when dealing with debt collectors, the Federal Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic novel, Cobradores de Deuda, which describes...
Fotonovela de la FTC advierte a la comunidad latina sobre las estafas de cobranza de deudas
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Para ayudar a los consumidores hispanohablantes a saber cuáles son sus derechos cuando lidian con los cobradores de deudas, la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) ha creado una novela gráfica...
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in the Market for Nicotine Patches
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that global pharmaceutical company Novartis AG’s consumer health care products joint venture...
Makers of Jungle Rangers Computer Game for Kids Settle FTC Charges that They Deceived Consumers with Baseless “Brain Training” Claims
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A Texas company and its officers must stop making unsubstantiated claims that their computer game, Jungle Rangers, permanently improves children’s focus, memory, attention, behavior, and school...
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Focus Education, LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 20, 2015
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-F
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Novartis AG, In the Matter of (GlaxoSmithKline) (timeline item) - January 20, 2015
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Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version]
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Order To Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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January 16, 2015
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $700,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money in Robocall Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 16,590 refund checks totaling more than $700,000 this week to consumers who lost money to a “Rachel from Cardholder Services” scheme that allegedly promised to...
Online Payday Lending Companies to Pay $21 Million to Settle Federal Trade Commission Charges that They Deceived Consumers Nationwide
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Two payday lending companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the law by charging consumers undisclosed and inflated fees. Under the proposed settlement, AMG Services...
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