Announced Actions for August 13, 2002
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The Commission has approved the final accounting by the divestiture trustee in the matter concerning the merger of Chevron Corporation and Texaco Inc. The order required ChevronTexaco, before...
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Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises
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Microsoft Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges regarding the privacy and security of personal information collected from consumers through its "Passport" web services. As...
Settlement of FTC Enforcement Action
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FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris will announce the settlement terms of a Commission enforcement action at a press conference on THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 432 of the FTC. What: Press...
FTC Releases Agenda for Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Workshop to be Held September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
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The Federal Trade Commission has released an agenda for the workshop on competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery, which will be held on September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D...
Bogus "Rebate" Offers Violate Federal Law
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A scheme that used deceptive "rebate" checks to dupe consumers into unwittingly signing up for Internet service violates a federal law that bars unfair and deceptive practices according to a federal...
FTC Settles Charges Against Two Computer Peripherals Sellers for Failing to Keep Rebate Promises
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has settled two cases - one against Philips Electronics North America Corporation (Philips) and the other against TimWofford (Wofford), president...
Announced Actions for August 2, 2002
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The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture concerning its April 15, 2002, consent agreement with Biovail Corporation (Biovail). Under the terms of the proposed...
Company that Pitched "Advance-fee" Loans Will Pay $3 Million in Redress as Part of Federal/state Settlement
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American Savings Discount Club (ASDC) and two individual defendants will establish a redress fund of nearly $3 million, will be subject to a lifetime ban on credit-related telemarketing, and will face...
Company That Posed as a Legitimate Reference Agency Settles FTC Charges
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A for-profit company operating out of Grand Prairie, Texas, and its owners, have agreed to settle federal charges that they defrauded consumers by posing as a reference agency that provided non-biased...
FTC Prevails in Fraudulent Medical Billing Opportunity Case
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The United States District Court for the Central District of California has ordered Medicor LLC, Andrew Rubin, and Matthew Rubin to pay more than $16.5 million in redress for consumers who were...
FTC Recommends Legislative Changes to Hatch-Waxman Act
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In a Federal Trade Commission report released today titled "Generic Drug Entry Prior to Patent Expiration: An FTC Study," the Commission recommends legislative action designed to ensure that two...
Federal, State, Local Netforce Targets Cyberscams
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The Federal Trade Commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, have joined 10 state...
Appeals Court Upholds Financial Privacy Regulations
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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision upholding regulations enacted by the Federal Trade Commission and six other federal agencies...
FTC Staff Comments on FERC's Efforts to Develop Standard Market Design for Wholesale Electric Power
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In comments submitted last week, the staff of the Bureau of Economics and the Office of the General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission presented its views concerning the Federal Energy Regulatory...
Federal Trade Commission Votes to Close Investigation of Acquisition of Avant! Corporation by Synopsys, Inc.
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By a vote of 5-0, the Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff to close its investigation into the acquisition of Avant! Corporation by Synopsys, Inc. Commissioners Sheila Anthony, Mozelle W...
Federal, State, Local Netforce Targets Cyberscams
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What: A press conference to announce a law enforcement sweep of cyberscams. Five federal agencies, 10 state attorneys general, and 20 state and local law enforcement agencies have targeted Internet...
FTC Files Second Civil Contempt Action Against Enforma Defendants: New Contempt Charges Filed Against Enforma Employee and an Additional Company
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has filed a second civil contempt action against Enforma Natural Products, Inc. (Enforma) and its president, Andrew Grey, for continuing to violate...
Announced Actions for July 24, 2002
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The Commission has received two applications from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of non-affiliated Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and alternative cable broadband...
Company Touting Unproven Cancer Treatment Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
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A Southern California-based company that touted safe and effective "alternative" treatments for cancer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. BioPulse International, Inc., BioPulse...
Pyramid Promoter Settles FTC Charges
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A leading salesman for an Internet-based business opportunity that promised easy income for investors in an Internet shopping mall network has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
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