Announced Action for July 7, 2000
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: Application for approval of transaction: The FTC has received an application for the approval of a proposed divestiture from the...
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FTC Releases "Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide of the Smoke of 1,294 Varieties of Domestic Cigarettes For the Year 1998"
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The Federal Trade Commission made public today the results of "tar," nicotine and carbon monoxide testing for 1,294 varieties of domestic cigarettes sold in 1998. The report, titled "Tar, Nicotine...
FTC Shuts Down Internet Pyramid Scheme
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An operation that claimed consumers could lease their "dream vehicle" for "free" while earning between $180 and $80,000 a month by paying an annual fee and small monthly payments, has been permanently...
Credit Repair Operators Settle FTC Charges
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Defendants targeted in a law enforcement crackdown on illegal credit repair services have agreed to settle federal charges that their "new credit identity" advice and products violated federal law...
Announced Actions for June 30, 2000
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Application for approval of transaction: The FTC has received an application for the approval of a proposed divestiture from the following: Duke Energy Corp.; Duke Energy Field Services, L.L.C.; and...
"Operation Cure.all" Nets Shark Cartilage Promoters: Two Companies Charged with Making False And Unsubstantiated Claims for Their Shark Cartilage And Skin Cream as Cancer Treatments
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Lane Labs-USA, Inc., Cartilage Consultants, Inc. and their principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unsubstantiated claims about the efficacy of two products --...
FTC Settles Charges of Misleading Advertising by Three Companies Selling Low-Cost and "Free" PCs
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The Federal Trade Commission has reached consent agreements with online retailers BUY.COM and Value America, and the Office Depot retail chain, over charges they engaged in deceptive practices in...
Commission on Online Child Protection
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ACTION: Request for submission of comments regarding filtering, labeling or rating services in preparation for the July hearing of the Commission on Online Child Protection. SUMMARY: The Commission on...
FTC Chairman Testifies Before House Committee Regarding Recent Midwest Gasoline Price Increases
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Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the House of Representatives' Commerce Committee regarding recent gasoline price increases in the Midwest, FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky...
Information Brokers Settle FTC Charges
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Information brokers who used deceptive methods to obtain private financial data about consumers and then sold the data through their Web site without the knowledge or consent of the consumers have...
FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress for 1998 Pursuant to the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
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The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1998 shows that cigarette sales fell from 1997 to 1998, but advertising and promotional expenditures...
FTC Will Hold Public Workshop on B2B Electronic Marketplaces;
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a two day public workshop on June 29 and 30, 2000, to examine issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") electronic...
Sweeping Chicago's North Shore, FTC and State Investigators Check Used Car Dealers for Required "Buyers Guides"
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Illinois inspected 14 used car dealers near the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Waukegan, North Chicago and Park City last Wednesday to...
FTC Announces Settlements Requiring Disclosure of Cigar Health Risks
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The seven largest U.S. cigar companies have agreed to include warnings about significant adverse health risks of cigar use in their advertising and packaging in a settlement announced today by Federal...
Two Defendants in Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Settle FTC Charges;
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Steven Mishkin and Harris Cohen, two of the five individual defendants named in the Federal Trade Commission's 1998 lawsuit against Telecard Dispensing Corporation of Hollywood, Florida, have agreed...
Announced Actions for June 23, 2000
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice describing the...
Major Press Conference on New Health Warnings
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What : Press conference to announce important agreements on the subject of new health warnings for consumers. Who : Robert Pitofsky Chairman Federal Trade Commission David Satcher Asst. Secretary for...
FTC Charges Three California Companies with Deceptively Marketing and Selling Auction Materials for Homes and Cars
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Three federal district court judges in Los Angeles this week ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of three California-based companies that sell informational guides on...
FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky Comments on Midwestern Gas Prices
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Pitofsky issued the following statement today on Capitol Hill: "The high price differential between reformulated and non-reformulated gasoline in the Midwest region has raised significant questions...
FTC Will Ask Court to Block Swedish Match's Proposed Acquisition of National Tobacco's Loose Leaf Chewing Tobacco
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will ask a federal district court to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent Swedish Match AB's proposed $165 million acquisition of brands and other...
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