Announced Actions for July 9,1998
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Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...
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FTC Issues Revised Dealer and Consumer Guides about Used Car Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has revised its dealer and consumer publications that explain the Used Car Rule. According to industry statistics, more than 40 million used cars were sold in 1997, and...
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA)
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The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Rules of Practice to incorporate the provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) concerning congressional review...
FTC Votes to Amend Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule to Exempt Certain Acquisitions Required by FTC Orders or Court Orders
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The Federal Trade Commission has voted to amend the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules that require the parties to certain mergers or acquisitions to file reports with the FTC and...
Federal Trade Commission Votes to Retain Hobby Protection Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission, as part of its periodic review of its rules and guides, has voted to retain in their present form the rules and regulations issued under the 1973 Hobby Protection Act...
Telemarketer Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Misrepresenting Travel Packages
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Travel Bahamas Tours, Inc., of Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and company president Richard A. Raskin, of Boynton Beach, Florida, and Dallas, Texas, have agreed to settle Federal...
FTC Withdraws Proposed Consent Agreement, Closes Pacificorp Investigation
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it was withdrawing a proposed consent agreement with PacifiCorp and closing the investigation into the company’s proposed acquisition of The Energy...
U.S. District Judge Finds Couple in Violation of 1996 FTC Order
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A U.S. District Judge in Miami on Tuesday found a Florida telemarketing operation and its owners, Michael Chierico and Teri Chierico, in civil contempt for violation of a 1996 Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Sues to Prevent Sale of Franchise Promoting "U.S. Consumer Protection Agency" Business Opportunity
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While it’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has sought a permanent injunction in federal District Court to stop the sale over...
Better Business Bureau Copycat Settles FTC Charges;Sham Organization Shilled For Bogus Business Opportunity Scheme
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A defendant who used a sham better business bureau -- the National Bureau of Better Business, Inc. (NBBB) -- to promote a display rack business opportunity business that misrepresented earnings...
CDI Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges; Nearly $2 Million for Consumer Redress
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Three principals of a pyramid scheme promoted through the Internet had promised investors would earn up to $18,000 a month and receive an unsecured credit card with a high credit limit. These...
Sky Chefs Modifies Purchase of In-flight Catering Competitor to Resolve FTC Antitrust Concerns
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Sky Chefs, Inc., one of the largest providers of in-flight food services to the airline industry, will not acquire Ogden Corporation’s in-flight...
Announced Actions for June 26, 1998
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
FTC Obtains Stipulated Preliminary Injunction in Cramming Case
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A federal judge has granted a stipulated preliminary injunction in the Federal Trade Commission's first case alleging "cramming" -- the practice of charging consumers on their actual phone bills or on...
Announced Actions for June 26, 1998
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has amended its 1973 Enforcement Policy Statement (Policy Statement) concerning requirements for clear and conspicuous disclosures in foreign...
FTC, Mexican Authorities, and State Officials Continue Campaign to Halt Fraudulent Advertising Aimed At Spanish-Speaking Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission, joined by Procuraduria Federal del Consumidor de Mexico (PROFECO), the agency charged with protecting consumers in Mexico, today announced "Campaña Alerta II," the second...
Global Industrial Technologies Agrees to Divest Ap Green Assets as Part of FTC Settlement
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In a proposed settlement announced today, Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. has agreed to restructure its proposed acquisition of AP Green Industries, Inc. to resolve Federal Trade Commission...
Fraud Could Slow Growth of Electronic Commerce: FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a House Committee that business on the Internet could explode -- from $2.6 billion in 1996 to $220 billion in 2001 -- but if the trend is to continue, "...
Memphis Company Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Advertising its Diet Program
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TrendMark International, Inc., a Memphis, Tennessee company, and its owners, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made a host of unsubstantiated weight loss and health...
Announced Actions for June 24, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...
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