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At FTC's Request, Court Orders Debt Collection Operation to Stop Deceiving and Abusing Consumers

Date

October 26, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a debt collection operation that allegedly deceived and abused consumers – making bogus threats that consumers had been...

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Rincon Management Services, LLC (timeline item) - October 26, 2011

Date

October 26, 2011

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (846.03 KB)

Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Temporary Receiver, Immediate Access to Business Premises, Expedited Discovery, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (1.46 MB)

October 25, 2011

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FTC Approves Final Settlement Orders Against Marketers Who Claimed Their Mobile Apps Could Cure Acne

Date

October 25, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has finalized two settlement orders with three individuals who allegedly claimed that their smartphone applications could cure acne. The...

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Former FTC Commissioner William E. Kovacic Named Recipient of 2011 Kirkpatrick Award

Date

October 25, 2011

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today named former FTC Commissioner and Chairman William E. Kovacic the 2011 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award for Lifetime FTC Achievement...

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FTC Study Finds that in FY 2011, Pharmaceutical Industry Continued to Make Numerous Business Deals that Delay Consumers Access to Lower-Cost Generic Drugs

Date

October 25, 2011

According to an overview of industry data released by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission, in Fiscal Year 2011, pharmaceutical companies continued a recent anticompetitive trend of paying...

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Third FTC Roundtable to Cover Motor Vehicle Leasing Issues, Review Sales, Financing and Leasing Issues from All of the Roundtables, and Discuss Possible Next Steps

Date

October 25, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission will host its third roundtable on November 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C., to gather information on consumers’ experiences in the leasing of motor vehicles at dealerships...

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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that DaVita, Inc.s Acquisition of DSI was Anticompetitive in Market for Dialysis Clinics

Date

October 25, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that DaVita, Inc.’s acquisition of CDSI I Holding Company, also known as DSI, was...

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DaVita Inc. (timeline item) - October 25, 2011

Date

October 25, 2011

Decision and Order (443.88 KB)

Order To Hold Separate and Maintain Assets (198.79 KB)

Complaint (155.34 KB)

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Finkel, Andrew N., Individually (timeline item) - October 25, 2011

Date

October 25, 2011

Complaint (110.02 KB)

Exhibit A (304.94 KB)

Decision and Order (171.37 KB)

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Brown, Koby, individually, and d/b/a Dermapps, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 25, 2011

Date

October 25, 2011

Complaint (165.01 KB)

Exhibit A (276.37 KB)

Decision and Order (174 KB)

October 24, 2011

Press Release

FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Google over Buzz Rollout

Date

October 24, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted as final a settlement with Google, and authorized the staff to provide responses to the commenters of record. The...

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FTC Staff Says Proposed New York Legislation Likely to Lead to Higher Health Care Costs and Decreased Access to Health Care Services for Consumers

Date

October 24, 2011

Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request from New York State Senator John J. Bonacic, stated that New York consumers would likely face higher health care costs and decreased access to...

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Google, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 24, 2011

Date

October 24, 2011

Complaint (224.62 KB)

Exhibits A-D (565.38 KB)

Decision and Order (221.12 KB)

Letter To The Honorable Marie Shroff, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner (130.66 KB)

Letter To The Association of Research Libraries (132.4 KB)

Letter To The California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners (132.79 KB)

Letter To The California Library Association (127.81 KB)

Letter To The Center for Digital Democracy (135.21 KB)

Letter To Consumer Watchdog (130.92 KB)

Letter To The Electronic Privacy Information Center (134.85 KB)

Letter To Persons Who Filed Comments Via the Electronic Privacy Information Center (131.02 KB)

Letter To The New Jersey Library Association (132.58 KB)

Letter To The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (132.59 KB)

Letter To The University of West Alabama (130.26 KB)

Letter To Commenter Beary (131.56 KB)

Letter To Commenter Bellemare (131.02 KB)

Letter To Commenter Bink (130.98 KB)

Letter To Commenter Brown (130.93 KB)

Letter To Commenter Burrows (131.61 KB)

Letter To Commenter Eng (130.98 KB)

Letter To Commenter Evans (130.9 KB)

Letter To Commenter Faist (130.93 KB)

Letter To Commenter Freitag (131.58 KB)

Letter To Commenter Gupta (131.59 KB)

Letter To Commenter Jeltes (130.96 KB)

Letter To Commenter Lee (130.13 KB)

Letter To Commenter Lillywhite (131.01 KB)

Letter To Commenter Lord (131.62 KB)

Letter To Commenter Mai (127.44 KB)

Letter To Commenter Mazurek (130.95 KB)

Letter To Commenter Menteer (130.98 KB)

Letter To Commenter Mir (130.92 KB)

Letter To Commenter Shich (131.21 KB)

Letter To Commenter Silva (130.94 KB)

Letter To Commenter Simpson (130.92 KB)

Letter To Commenter Singh (130.58 KB)

Letter To Commenter Tedder (130.95 KB)

Letter To Commenter Thompson (130.98 KB)

Letter To Commenter Thu (131.5 KB)

Letter To Commenter Timothy (178.6 KB)

October 21, 2011

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Cardinal Health's Acquisition of Biotech's Nuclear Pharmacies Was Anticompetitive

Date

October 21, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Cardinal Health, Inc.'s acquisition of three nuclear pharmacies from Biotech was...

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Cardinal Health, Inc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 21, 2011

Date

October 21, 2011

Complaint (114.44 KB)

Decision and Order (210.61 KB)

Letter To Commenter Virginia Shareholder (129.41 KB)

October 20, 2011

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Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice Issue Final Statement of Antitrust Policy Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations

Date

October 20, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today issued the final version of a joint policy statement detailing how the agencies will enforce U.S. antitrust laws with respect to new...

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Court Finds Defendant in Contempt for Violating Prior Court Order That Prohibited Him from Making Credit Repair Pitches to Consumers

Date

October 20, 2011

Responding to charges by the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has found a credit repair seller in contempt for violating a previous court order that required him to stop promoting...

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