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December 19, 2012
FTC Strengthens Kids' Privacy, Gives Parents Greater Control Over Their Information By Amending Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule that strengthen kids’ privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal...
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McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 19, 2012
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December 18, 2012
FTC to Study Data Broker Industry's Collection and Use of Consumer Data
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The Federal Trade Commission issued orders requiring nine data brokerage companies to provide the agency with information about how they collect and use data about consumers. The agency will use the...
Senator Rockefeller, FTC Chairman Leibowitz to Announce Updated COPPA Rule That Strengthens Kids Privacy Protections
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At a press conference hosted by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will announce final amendments to the Children’s Online...
FTC Issues Complaint Seeking to Block Integrated Device Technology, Inc.s Proposed $330 Million Acquisition of PLX Technology, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission issued an administrative complaint seeking to stop electronics component manufacturer Integrated Device Technology, Inc.’s proposed $330 million acquisition of PLX...
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc., and PLX Technology, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 18, 2012
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Administrative Complaint
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December 17, 2012
FTC Announces Departure of Consumer Protection Bureau Director David C. Vladeck and Executive Director Eileen Harrington, Appointment of Charles A. Harwood as Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and Pat Bak as Acting Executive Director
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced that David C. Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, is leaving the agency on December 31 to return to a faculty...
December 14, 2012
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Acquisition of Actavis Inc. Would Have Been Anticompetitive
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Actavis Inc. would have been...
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McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 14, 2012
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Watson Pharmaceuticals / Actavis Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 14, 2012
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Decision and Order
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Order To Maintain Assets
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Interim Monitor Agreement
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Complaint
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December 13, 2012
At FTC's Request, Court Halts Operation That Allegedly Deceived Consumers with Bogus Debt Relief Services
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted a debt relief operation that allegedly charged cash-strapped consumers hundreds of dollars based on the...
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First (1st) Guaranty Mortgage Corp., et al. (timeline item) - December 13, 2012
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Opinion 12-1
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Clarifies that all caskets that do not require special ordering must be listed on the casket price list, even if offered temporarily or only to a select group of customers.
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Opinion 12-1
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December 12, 2012
FTC Shuts Down Another Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scheme
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For the sixth time in just over a month, the Federal Trade Commission shut down a scheme, pending trial, that allegedly tricked consumers into paying hundreds of dollars based on bogus promises of...
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