FTC: Toys "R" Us Doesn't Play Fair
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The Federal Trade Commission charged today that Toys “R” Us, the nation’s largest toy retailer, has used its power to keep toy prices higher and reduce toy outlet choices for consumers. The FTC...
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FTC Updates Guides for Advertising of Jewelry
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The Federal Trade Commission has updated its Guides for the Jewelry Industry, which are voluntarily and extensively followed by jewelry and gemstone marketers in advertising their products to...
Court Halts Alleged Prize Promotion Solicitation Scam Following FTC Charges
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A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive prize-promotion solicitation scheme run by Silver State Western Publishing, Inc., doing business as Prime Time...
Announced Actions for May 17, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact, unless otherwise noted, is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions:The FTC...
President Clinton Gives Top Honor to FTC's Executive Director, Robert S. Walton, III
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Robert S. Walton, III, Executive Director at the Federal Trade Commission since 1988, has been honored by President Clinton as a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive for...
FTC Continues To Target Consumer Harrassment by Debt Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission said today that consumers who have received debt-collection letters from Goldman & Levine, the name under which the Secaucus, New Jersey-based G&L Financial Services, Inc...
FTC Workshop on Consumer Privacy in Cyberspace To Be Held June 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Education will hold a public workshop on June 4 and 5 to focus on privacy issues in the online marketplace. The development of technologies such as...
Major Operator of Funeral Homes Agrees To Sell Funderal Homes in Three Markets in Settlement of FTC Antitrust Concerns
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The Loewen Group Inc., one of the largest owners and operators of funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States, has agreed to divest funeral homes in three markets in order to settle Federal...
Announced Actions for May 10, 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...
Announced Actions for May 9, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: The FTC has received a petition from...
FTC Staff Comments on FERC Reforms To Promote Public Utility Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission staff has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that four measures may assist its evaluations of whether electric utility mergers will be anticompetitive...
FTC Testifies to Its Accomplishments at U.S. Senate Oversight Hearing
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The five members of the Federal Trade Commission appeared today before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee to reiterate their support for the FTC’s proposed reauthorization. In highlighting the Commission’s...
Titan To Pay Maximum $130,000 Civil Penalty To Settle Federal Charges Over Acquisition from Pirelli Armstrong
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Following a Federal Trade Commission investigation, Titan Wheel International, Inc., a Quincy, Illinois-based wheel manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $130,000 civil penalty -- the maximum allowable...
Announced Actions for May 7, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Joel Winston, 202-326-3153, or Toby Milgrom Levin, 202-326-3156. Consent agreements given final approval...
Consumer Alert! Penny Wise or Pump Fuelish?
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With gasoline prices rising and Memorial Day just around the corner, the Federal Trade Commission is offering some tips for travelers who want to cut the cost of driving. “Driving your car doesn’t...
Dallas Eyecare Center Agrees To Settle Charges that They Failed To Give Consumers Copies of Their Eyeglass Prescriptions
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Doctor's Eyecare Center, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, and its president, have agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide many patients with...
Announced Actions for May 3, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Ann Malester, 202-326-2682. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the...
Remaining Defendants in Building Inspection Franchise Case Agree To Settle: Individual Defendant To Pay $20,000 Civil Penalty
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The Building Inspector of America, Inc. (TBIA), a Wakefield, Massachusetts company, and its president, Ralph Tisei, have agreed to settle federal charges against them for failing to disclose to...
Public Comment Period on Review of Vocational School Guides Extended until July 1
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for receipt of public comment on its Guides for Private Vocational Schools, until July 1, 1996. As part of its ongoing periodic review of its...
FTC Wins Permanent Injunction Against Defendants in Charitable Solicitation Fraud Case; Court Orders $4.1 Million in Consumer Redress
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A federal court judge in Nevada has granted the FTC's motion for summary judgment in the Federal Trade Commission's case against International Charity Consultants, Inc., and its cohorts, and issued a...
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