Staff Advisory Opinion:
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission has advised MedSouth, Inc., a multi-specialty physician practice association that includes competing primary care and specialist physicians who practice in the...
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FTC Seeks Civil Contempt Order Against Wade Cook Financial Corporation, Operator of "Wall Street Workshop"
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Despite collecting millions from consumers over the past five years pitching his "Wall Street Workshop" to investment-minded consumers, financial "guru" Wade Cook and his company, Wade Cook Financial...
FTC Charges Sellers of Cell Phone Radiation Protection Patches with Making False Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged two companies that sold devices that purportedly protect users from electromagnetic radiation emitted by cellular telephones with making false and...
FTC Agreement with American Home Products Corp. Would Protect Consumers from Anticompetitive Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement with American Home Products Corporation (AHP) that would settle charges that the company entered into an anticompetitive agreement with...
Virginia Mail-order Retailer Settles FTC Charges for Misleading Ads and Deceptive 'Upselling' for Buying Club Service
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The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against a Virginia company for numerous allegations of false and unsubstantiated claims concerning weight-loss products, pain-relief magnets, air...
Federal Trade Commission Provides Comments on Proposed Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 Governing Class Action Lawsuits
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The Federal Trade Commission today filed comments with the Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning proposed amendments to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil...
FTC Staff Sends Virginia House of Delegates Comments on Bill Regarding Below-Cost Sales of Motor Fuels
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition today filed comments with the Commonwealth of Virginia's House of Delegates, at its request, regarding...
Sellers of Fraudulent Radiation Protectors Targeted by the FTC
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On Wednesday, February 20, 2002, J. Howard Beales III, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection will be available to discuss the FTC's latest law enforcement action against companies...
Announced Actions for February 15, 2002
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The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (Ultramar). Under the terms of a...
FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight Business and Economic Perspectives on Competition and Intellectual Property Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced topics, updated times and locations, and participants for many of the upcoming sessions in their...
FTC Staff Opposes Washington State Proposal to Allow Physician Collective Bargaining
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A bill introduced in the Washington state legislature that seeks to authorize competing physicians, and other providers, to engage in collective bargaining with health plans over a variety of contract...
Popcorn Company Settles FTC Privacy Violation Charges
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American Pop Corn Company (APC) will pay $10,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) by collecting personal...
FTC Charges "Miss Cleo" Promoters with Deceptive Advertising, Billing and Collection Practices
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"Miss Cleo," the purportedly "renowned psychic" whose ads promote "free" readings to callers seeking advice, is the subject of a federal district court complaint filed today by the Federal Trade...
FTC Files First Complaint Concerning Credit Card Merchant Account Sales and Billing Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first-ever federal district court complaint against an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) for unfair and deceptive practices related to the marketing...
Fraudulent "Free" Entertainment Service Targeted by FTC
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On Thursday, February 14, 2002, J. Howard Beales III, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection will be available to discuss the FTC's latest law enforcement action against companies that...
Announced Actions for February 13, 2002
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of General Counsel, the Bureaus of Competition and Economics, and the Midwest Region-Chicago have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Defendants Agree to Pay $85,000 for Alleged Violations Related to the Sale of Worthless Credit Card Protection
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced court settlements with two companies and their principals under which the defendants will pay a total of $85,000 for allegedly telemarketing worthless...
FTC Launches Crackdown on Deceptive Junk E-mail
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They arrive unexpectedly by e-mail: chances to earn easy money in a short period of time by following a simple program. They're intriguing. They're inviting. They're illegal. Now, the Federal Trade...
FTC to Launch Attack on Deceptive Junk E-Mail
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WHAT: Chairman Timothy J. Muris and Federal Trade Commission staff will announce a three point program to crack down on deceptive spam. WHEN: TUESDAY, February 12 at 11:00 am (The lab will be open at...
Announced Actions for February 8, 2002
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The Commission has approved an application from Chevron Corporation (Chevron) and Texaco Inc. (Texaco) to divest Texaco’s interests in Equilon Enterprises LLC and Motiva Enterprises LLC to Shell Oil...
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