FTC Testifies on Data Security
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The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that companies should protect consumers’ data so that it doesn’t fall into the hands of identity thieves. In testimony before the House Committee on...
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FTC Approves Dow Chemical Application to Amend Agreement with Huntsman Related to Union Carbide Acquisition
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by the Dow Chemical Company to amend an agreement related to its 2001 acquisition of Union Carbide...
FTC Staff Report Finds 60 Percent Increase in Pharmaceutical Industry Deals That Delay Consumers' Access to Lower-Cost Generic Drugs
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Pharmaceutical companies struck an unprecedented number of deals in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 in which the manufacturers of branded products paid potential generic rivals and generic companies agreed to...
FTC Settles Charges Against Two Companies That Allegedly Failed to Protect Sensitive Employee Data
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Two companies that maintain large amounts of sensitive information about the employees of their business customers, including Social Security numbers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Announces Public Workshop on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations
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On Monday, May 9, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to seek input on the Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy, which discusses how the federal antitrust agencies...
FTC Offers Online Game with Consumer Tips for Mother's Day
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Federal Trade Commission is offering an online matching game celebrating moms. Win the game and get consumer tips to send your mom. In return for all the great...
FTC Offers Tips to Help People Avoid Being Scammed By Door-to-Door Sales Agents Pitching Home Security Systems
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The Federal Trade Commission is offering information to help homeowners avoid unscrupulous sales agents who go door-to-door during the summer months. These scammers use deceptive, high-pressure...
FTC Sends Refund Checks to Victims of "Wal-Mart Shopping Spree" Scam
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This week, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission began mailing checks to more than 172,000 consumers nationwide who were defrauded by a scam in which consumers were falsely...
Interagency Working Group Seeks Input on Proposed Voluntary Principles for Marketing Food to Children
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In an effort to combat childhood obesity – the most serious health crisis facing today’s youth – a working group of four federal agencies today released for public comment a set of proposed voluntary...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Simon Property Groups Request to Divest Prime Outlets in Jeffersonville, Ohio, to Tanger Properties Limited Partnership
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Simon Property Group, Inc. has filed an application with the Federal Trade Commission seeking approval to divest its Prime Outlets outlet center located in Jeffersonville, Ohio, to Tanger Properties...
FTC Staff: Proposed Alabama Law Would Give Veterinarians More Choices in Providing Spaying, Neutering Services
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Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request from Alabama Representative Patricia Todd, stated that a bill proposed in the Alabama legislature would give veterinarians more choices in...
FTC Requires Hikma to Sell Two Drugs as Condition of Baxter Healthcare Acquisition
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma) to divest two generic injectable pharmaceuticals – phenytoin and promethazine – as part of a settlement allowing it to...
FTC Releases Agenda for Telephone Bill Cramming Forum
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its day-long public forum in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2011, to examine telephone bill cramming and explore possible solutions to reduce...
FTC Returns $1.5 Million to Consumers from Mortgage Lender Charged With Illegally Discriminating Against Hispanic Borrowers
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On April 22, 2011, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission mailed 3,162 refund checks to borrowers allegedly harmed by Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. and Howard D. Kootstra. The refund...
FTC to Hold Workshop on Ways to Protect Consumers As Debt Collection Technologies Change
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On Thursday, April 28, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop about the impact that technological advances are having on the nation’s consumer debt collection system. The workshop...
FTC Dismisses Complaint in LabCorp
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By a vote of 5-0, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an order dismissing its complaint in Laboratory Corporation of America’s acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories, Inc., and closing the...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Universal Health Services, Inc.s Acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. Was Anticompetitive
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final modified order settling charges that Universal Health Services, Inc.’s (UHS) proposed acquisition of Psychiatric...
FTC Offers Facts to Help U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Applicants Avoid Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission is offering information to help prospective immigrants avoid fraud when seeking green cards – the right to live in the Unites States permanently. Even though the U.S...
Maker of Rascal Scooters to Pay $100,000 for Violating FTCs Do Not Call Rules
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The manufacturer of Rascal Scooters, used by disabled and senior consumers with limited mobility, will pay $100,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally called millions of...
FTC and Georgia Attorney General Challenge Phoebe Putney Health System's Proposed Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital as Anticompetitive
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By a 5-0 vote, the Federal Trade Commission challenged Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.’s (Phoebe’s) proposed acquisition of rival Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc. (Palmyra) from HCA, in Albany, Georgia...
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