Deceptive Mortgage Scam Halted
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint charging a mortgage spamming operation with violating federal laws by using an array of deceptions to con consumers into sharing their personal...
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Fraudulent Fundraising Operation Banned from Future Fundraising and Telemarketing Activities
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Mitchell Gold, Patricia Gold, Herbert Gold, and Celia Gold, individuals who operated a for-profit fundraising business, are barred from further fundraising and telemarketing activities as part of a...
Announced Actions for March 18, 2003
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The Commission has received a petition from Solvay S.A. (Solvay) to reopen and modify the Commission's hold separate order regarding Solvay's acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. In its petition, which is...
FTC/DOJ Hearings on Health Care And Competition Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today released a detailed schedule for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be...
FTC Settlement Bars Indiana Association from Filing Collective Tariffs with State
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement with Indiana Household Movers and Warehousemen, Inc. (IHM&W), under which the corporation, which represents approximately 70...
Announced Actions for March 14, 2003
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The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from ConocoPhillips, Inc. (ConocoPhillips), pursuant to a final decision and order with the FTC, announced on February...
Rexall Sundown to Pay up to $12 Million to Settle Charges Regarding Cellulite Treatment Product
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Rexall Sundown, Inc. (Rexall) will pay up to $12 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges regarding its marketing of the dietary supplement, "Cellasene," a purported cellulite treatment...
FTC Charges Bristol-Myers Squibb with Pattern of Abusing Government Processes to Stifle Generic Drug Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Bristol) - one of the world's largest drug makers - has settled charges that it engaged in a series of anticompetitive...
FTC Chairman Muris to Hold Press Conference to Announce Antitrust Enforcement Action
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The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Timothy Muris, will host a press conference on Friday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m. EST, to announce an FTC antitrust enforcement action. The press conference is...
FTC Charges Unocal with Anticompetitive Conduct Related to Reformulated Gasoline
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) for allegedly committing fraud in connection with regulatory proceedings before...
FTC to Challenge Nestle, Dreyer's Merger
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The Federal Trade Commission has authorized its staff to seek a preliminary injunction to block the merger of Nestlé Holdings, Inc. and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., pending trial. In June 2002...
Announced Action for March 4, 2003
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The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from ConocoPhillips, Inc. (ConocoPhillips), pursuant to a final decision and order with the FTC, announced on February...
FTC Competition Director to Host Media Briefing on Major Antitrust Announcement
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The Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, Joe Simons, will host a media briefing on Tuesday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. EST, to field questions regarding a major FTC antitrust...
Announced Action for February 28, 2003
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The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the regulatory review of the rules and regulations under the Hobby Protection Act, 16 C.F.R. Part 304. The notice...
Announced Action for February 27, 2003
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letters to the commenters of record in the matter concerning the acquisition of Puerto Rico's...
FTC Receives Largest COPPA Civil Penalties to Date in Settlements with Mrs. Fields Cookies and Hershey Foods
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Mrs. Fields Cookies and Hershey Foods Corporation have each agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their Web sites violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule by...
International Telemarketing Network Ordered To Stop Marketing Bogus Advance-Fee Credit Card Packages
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An international telemarketing network will continue to be barred from illegally marketing advance-fee credit card packages under a preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court in Waco...
First Session of FTC/DOJ Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings Begins Wednesday, February 26
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The first session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will begin Wednesday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda for this...
FTC/DOJ Release Agenda for Upcoming Sessions of Joint Health Care Hearings
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed agenda for the March/April session of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy along with an...
FTC to Hold Media Briefing about FTC/DOJ Joint Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings
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Health care currently composes one-seventh of the U.S. gross domestic product, and concerns about cost, quality, and access are significant areas of policy interest. The Federal Trade Commission is...
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