Announced Action for September 18, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Application for prior approval of transaction: The FTC has received an...
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FTC Announces a Set of Procedural Rule Changes Designed to Streamline Administrative Trial Process
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a set of procedural rule changes designed to streamline the administrative trial process for cases involving violations of various statutes enforced by the...
Announced Actions for September 17, 1996
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Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for prior approval of a divestiture from the following. The application will be subject to public comment for 30...
Ads for Exxon Gasoline are Deceptive, FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission today charged that Exxon Corporation has misled consumers by making unsubstantiated advertising claims for Exxon gasoline. The ads allegedly claimed that switching to...
FTC and Massachuesetts AG Announce Ten Funeral Home in Massachusetts are in Violation of Federal Rule
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The largest funeral home "sweep" in the country has just been completed in Massachusetts. Using test shoppers, the Federal Trade Commission and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office visited...
Staff Comments on Open Video Systems
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has told the Copyright Office that consumers could benefit through lower costs and more robust competition if open video systems (OVS) were covered by the...
Announced Actions for September 13, 1996
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the order binding...
AMOCO to Settle FTC Charges Over "Crystal Clear" Ad Campaign
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Amoco Oil Company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its "Crystal Clear Amoco Ultimate" advertising campaign included unsubstantiated claims that Amoco premium gasoline...
FTC Requires Restructuring of Time Warner/Turner Deal: Settlement Resolves Charges that Deal Would Reduce Cable Industry Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a restructuring of the acquisition by Time Warner Inc. of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. originally valued at $7.5 billion. Time...
Major Debt Collection Agency Agrees to Pay $146,000 Civil Penalty
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United Creditors Alliance Corporation, a major nationwide debt collection agency, has agreed to pay a $146,000 civil penalty in settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that it repeatedly...
FTC Announces Results of Another Funeral Homes Sweep
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In another series of cases emerging from a nationwide crackdown on funeral homes that fail to give consumers price list and other required information, the Federal Trade Commission today announced...
FTC has dismissed its complaint against Coca Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest
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The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its complaint against Coca Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest, in which it had charged that the firm’s acquisition of the San Antonio, Texas-area Dr...
Joint FTC-Canadian Task Force to Combat Cross-Border Fraud Established
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The Federal Trade Commission and Industry Canada today announced the formation of a U.S.-Canadian Task Force on Cross-Border Deceptive Marketing Practices. The Task Force was established in order to...
Defendants in FTC Candy Vending Machine Case are Banned from Offering Future Business Ventures
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Allstate Business Consultants Group, Inc., based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Edward Wong, president; and Enrico Pace, CEO of the company, have agreed to permanently discontinue their marketing and...
Announced Actions for September 10, 1996
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Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on applications for prior approval of transactions from the following entities...
Two Major Athletic Footwear Manufacturers Agree not to Misrepresent Origin of Wholly Foreign-Made Shoes
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New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc. and Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc. have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented that all of their athletic footwear is made in the...
Remaining Defendants and Four Newly-Named Defendants in FTC Case Charging Deceptive Telemarketing of Medical Equipment Agree to Settlement
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Independence Medical, Inc., based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, company president, Jerry Rodney Rogers, and Jeffrey S. Marmer, a company officer, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Announced Actions for September 6, 1996
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Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for prior approval of transactions from the following. The applications will be subject to public comment for 30 days...
Searching for College Money?
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As more than nine million students start college classes again this month, tens of thousands of them will have been victimized by fraudulent companies that pose as legitimate foundations, scholarship...
FTC Negotiates Accord to Preserve Competition in Diesel Engine Pistons Market Pending Investigation Outcome
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated an agreement with the German firm, Mahle GmbH, to prevent the firm from exercising any control over its competitor, Metal Leve S.A., of Brazil, in which...
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