DSW Inc. Settles FTC Charges
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Shoe discounter DSW Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take reasonable security measures to protect sensitive customer data was an unfair practice that...
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Commission Finds That North Texas Specialty Physicians Illegally Fixed Prices
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In a unanimous administrative opinion and order made public today, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP), an association of independent physicians in the...
FTC Stops Internet Business Opportunity Scam
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Two Internet-based companies and their principals are permanently barred from misrepresenting any product or service, and will pay refunds to their consumer victims to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Announced Action for November 29, 2005
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Commission approval of application for revised safe harbor program: The Commission has approved an application submitted by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) asking that it be allowed to...
FTC and DOJ to Host Joint Public Hearings On Single-firm Conduct as Related to Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has announced that it will hold a series of public hearings designed to examine the...
FTC Study Shows Technology Gaining in the Battle Against Spam
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According to a new study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, spammers continue to harvest email addresses from public areas of the Internet, but Internet Service Providers’ anti-spam...
FTC Sweep of Tyler, Texas Area Funeral Homes Finds Substantial Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it found a high level of compliance in East Texas with the FTC’s Funeral Rule, which protects consumers from abusive practices in the funeral industry...
FTC Offers New Online Safety Campaign in Spanish
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new Spanish-language consumer education campaign to help consumers stay safe online. The campaign, Alerta en Linea, is part of a broad initiative developed...
Announced Action for November 22, 2005
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Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005. As required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000...
Announced Action for November 18, 2005
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning DaVita, Inc. and Gambro AB...
Spammers Barred from Violating Federal Law
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Spammers who sent millions of illegal e-mail messages – including sexually explicit messages – have paid $621,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...
FTC Halts Bogus Business Opportunity Scam
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A Costa Rican operation that used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, shell corporations, aliases, and shills to con U.S. consumers into investing in a bogus business opportunity has been...
FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Barry Nigro Returns to Private Practice.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that Barry Nigro, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 18, 2005, and...
FTC Sweep of 12 Columbus Area Funeral Homes Finds 6 Homes In Full Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a recent sweep of 12 funeral homes in the Columbus, Ohio area, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Six of the funeral homes were...
Court Order Stops Deceptive Canadian Pitch-men, Requires Payment of $345,000 to FTC for Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has received a final court order barring several Canadian-based telemarketers from misleading U.S. consumers about their ability – for a fee – to shield...
FTC Stops Bogus Post Office Job Offers
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Three corporations and their officers have been barred from making false promises to consumers concerning employment with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under the terms of a temporary restraining...
FTC Shuts Down Spyware Operation
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An operation that uses the lure of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones to download spyware and adware on consumers’ computers has been ordered to halt its illegal downloads by a U.S...
FTC Warns Web Sites Peddling Hormone Replacement Therapy Alternatives to Review Their Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission staff today sent warning letters to 34 Web site operators making claims that products advertised as natural alternatives to hormone replacement therapy will prevent or...
FTC Testifies on Auto Repair Options
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a congressional subcommittee that a “voluntary, self-regulatory approach is the best solution,” to resolve the difficulties independent car repair facilities...
Georgia Lender Targeting Seniors Settles with FTC
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Stewart Finance Company, seven related companies, and their principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the companies deceived consumers, many of them elderly, by, among...
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