Announced Actions for March 29, 2005
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Petition to reopen proceedings and modify decision and order: The Commission has received a petition to reopen and modify the final decision and order in the 2003 transaction concerning Nestlé...
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Colorado Mortgage Broker Barred from Making Deceptive Claims
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A federal district court has barred a Colorado-based mortgage broker from making false claims about home mortgage financing services and ordered him to pay consumer redress following Federal Trade...
Press conference
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What: Press conference to announce three law enforcement actions targeting deceptive and misleading debt-related services. The FTC charged that the operations scammed consumers out of more than $100...
FTC, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to Sponsor Advertising Law Workshop
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On Tuesday, April 19, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law, and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a...
Announced Action for March 22, 2005
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Withdrawal of petition for approval of proposed divestiture: Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan) has filed a petition withdrawing its request that the Commission approve the proposed...
FTC Settles with AmeriDebt: Company to Shut Down
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AmeriDebt, Inc. will shut down its debt management operation as part of a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers into paying at least $170 million in hidden fees...
Federal Trade Commission Staff Supports U.S. Mints Efforts To Curb Deceptive Ads for Collectible Coins
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In a comment submitted today to the Department of the Treasury’s United States Mint, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of...
FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers Data
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection that “recent security breaches have raised...
In Letter to Virginia State Delegate, FTC Staff Supports Continued Competition in the Provision of Optometric Care to States Consumers
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In a letter submitted today at the request of Virginia State Delegate Harry Purkey, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics...
The Rebate Debate: Why Were They Late? FTC Settles Charges Against CompUSA
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Under the terms of two separate consent agreements announced today, the Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against nationwide computer superstore CompUSA Inc. and the officers of computer...
FTC Bars Bogus Anti-Spyware Claims
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An operation that offered consumers free spyware detection scans that “detected” spyware even if there was not any, to market anti-spyware software that does not work has been barred from making...
Federal Trade Commission Staff Cites Opposition to North Dakota PBM Bill
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In a comment submitted to North Dakota State Senator Richard L. Brown at his request, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition...
Announced Action for March 11, 2005
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Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on proposed disclosure requirements for depository...
Blockbuster to Comply with FTCs Premerger Rules
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Wednesday entered an order regarding the application of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger waiting period concerning Blockbuster, Inc.’s...
FTC Testifies on Data Security and Identity Theft
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs about the reach of existing federal laws that require certain information providers...
International Consumer Protection Group Meets in Scotland To Address Cross-Border Fraud Developments
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The Federal Trade Commission and members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) met in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 9-10 to discuss the progress of international...
Internet Service Provider Settles FTC Privacy Charges
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An Internet company that provides shopping cart software to online merchants has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it rented personal information about merchants’ customers to...
Announced Actions for March 8, 2005
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Petition to reopen and set aside order: The Commission has received a petition to reopen and set aside an existing consent order from Entergy-Koch, LLC (EKLP), in connection with FTC Docket No. C-3998...
FTC to Host OECD Workshop on Dispute Resolution and Consumer Redress
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On April 19-20, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to examine approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress around the world. The workshop, sponsored by the Organization...
FTC Releases Radio Frequency Identification Workshop Report
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today released a report summarizing the issues and drawing some conclusions from its June 2004 workshop, “Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and...
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