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December 8, 2011

Case Timeline Item

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, and Orchid Cellmark Inc. (timeline item) - December 8, 2011

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December 8, 2011

File

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (147.07 KB)

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Decision and Order (Public Record Version) (119.99 KB)

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Order to Maintain Assets (Public Record Version) (96.85 KB)

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Complaint (108.57 KB)

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Analysis of Proposed Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (157.41 KB)

December 7, 2011

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In Connection With Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies

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December 7, 2011

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Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman

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Testimony (182.13 KB)

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Privacy Implications of Social Media

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December 7, 2011

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Privacy Implications of Social Media (61.59 KB)

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Antitrust Evaluation of Pay-for-Delay Settlements: A Persistent Quest for Balance

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December 7, 2011

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Antitrust Evaluation of Pay-for-Delay Settlements: A Persistent Quest for Balance (397.17 KB)

FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Agency's Work to Promote Competition and Benefit Consumers

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December 7, 2011

In testimony today before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its work to promote competition and benefit consumers, including preventing...

FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Lured by Work-At-Home Scam

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December 7, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing approximately 75,000 refund checks to consumers who were deceived by an online marketing operation that sold work-at-home opportunities. The FTC brought the...

FTC Concludes North Carolina Dental Board Illegally Stifled Competition by Stopping Non-Dentists From Providing Teeth Whitening Services

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December 7, 2011

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted competition by working to bar non-dentist providers of teeth whitening goods and services from selling their products to consumers...

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Seagate Technology PLC's Proposed Acquisition of the Hard Disk Drive Business of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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December 7, 2011

Matter Number

111 0127

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Closing Letter to Counsel for Seagate Technology PLC (122.27 KB)

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Closing Letter to Counsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (122.35 KB)

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North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, The, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 7, 2011

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December 7, 2011

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Opinion of the Commission, By Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch For A Unanimous Commission (149.04 KB)

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Final Order (40.53 KB)

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OSF Healthcare System, and Rockford Health System, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 7, 2011

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December 7, 2011

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Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel Supporting the Complaint (83.54 KB)

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Alibi-Staff, Ltd., et al. (timeline item) - December 7, 2011

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December 7, 2011

December 6, 2011

Public Statement

Privacy: A Lesson from the Playroom

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December 6, 2011

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Privacy: A Lesson from the Playroom (65.72 KB)

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice - Correction (Business Opportunity Rule)

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December 6, 2011

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice (Business Opportunity Rule)

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December 6, 2011

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OSF Healthcare System, and Rockford Health System, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 6, 2011

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December 6, 2011

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Administrative Law Judge's Order Granting Complaint Counsel's Unopposed Motion to Place Complaint on the Public Record (298.35 KB)

December 5, 2011

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FOIA Report FY11

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December 5, 2011

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Annual Report 2011 (46.85 KB)

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XML Annual Report 2011 (36.89 KB)

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Facebook, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement

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December 5, 2011

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EdebitPay, LLC, EDP Reporting, LLC, EDP Technologies Corporation, Secure Deposit Card Inc., et al. (timeline item) - December 5, 2011

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December 5, 2011

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Brief of Plaintiff-Appellee Federal Trade Commission (169.35 KB)

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OSF Healthcare System, and Rockford Health System, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 5, 2011

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December 5, 2011

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Complaint Counsel's Unopposed Motion to Place Complaint on the Public Record (509.48 KB)

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Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel Supporting the Complaint (40.25 KB)

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Facebook, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 5, 2011

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December 5, 2011

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Federal Register Notice: Facebook, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement (153.01 KB)

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