Announced Action(s) for May 13, 1997
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has ruled on...
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FTC Charges Mesa County, Colorado Physician Group with Acting To Raise Prices, Reduce Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a western Colorado physicians’ organization -- which comprises at least 85 percent of the doctors in private practice in Mesa County -- with combining to fix...
Two Regional Supermarket Chains Settle FTC Charges of Failure To Notify Job Applicants re: Role Credit Reports Played in Turndowns
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The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with two regional grocery chains -- Aldi Inc., headquartered in Batavia, Illinois; and Bruno’s, Inc., based in Birmingham, Alabama, and which also...
Internet Pyramid Operators Settle FTC Charges: Get-Rich-Quick Charity Scheme Shut Down
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Operators of an illegal pyramid scheme that advertised on the Internet and in newspapers that consumers could contribute to a charity and make huge monthly returns for themselves have agreed to settle...
FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges: Brake Guard Add-On Brakes Are Not ABS
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A Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge has found that advertisements that claimed an add-on braking system performed as effectively as factory-installed ABS brakes are false, and has...
FTC Settlement with Cadence, Cooper & Chyan To Preserve Competition in Automated Chip Design Software
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc., of San Jose, California, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $400 million acquisition of Cooper & Chyan Technology, Inc. would substantially...
California Debt Collectors To Pay $25,000 Civil Penalty To Settle Abusive Practices Charges
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The principal officials of a San Francisco Bay area collection agency, T.C.A., Inc., have paid $25,000 in civil penalties to settle charges that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...
FTC Obtains Settlement from Principals of Wall Coverings and Blinds Company
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has obtained a settlement of its charges against Bruce Sears and Martha Kazak, the principals of Worldwide Wallcoverings and Blinds, Inc., an...
Highlights of the Proposed Guides for the Use of U.S. Origin Claims
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The guides propose a new standard for making unqualified "Made in USA" claims: To be called "Made in USA," a product must be substantially all made in the United States A product will be considered...
Examples of Applications: FTC Proposes New Standard for the "Made in USA" Claims
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EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS: FTC PROPOSED GUIDES FOR THE USE OF U.S. ORIGIN CLAIMS (1) The standard for unqualified U.S. Origin Claims ( e.g., "Made in USA"): A marketer making an unqualified U.S. origin...
FTC Settlement with World Class Network Could Net $3 Million in Consumer Redress
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World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work- at-home travel agency business opportunity, which was charged by the Federal Trade Commis sion in a March 1997...
FTC Proposes New Standard for "Made in USA" Claims; Seeks Public Comment
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The Federal Trade Commission today proposed new guidelines for the use of "Made in USA" and other U.S. origin claims in product advertising and labeling. The guides, reflecting changes in consumer...
Announced Action(s) for May 2, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval for transactions from the following entities. The FTC is seeking public comments on the applications for 30...
America OnLine, Compuserve and Prodigy Settle FTC Charges Over "Free" Trial Offers, Billing Practices
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Three of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, America Online, Inc. (AOL), CompuServe, Inc., and Prodigy Services Corporation, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations...
FTC Halts Credit Card Laundering Operation: Millions Lost to Cross Border Lottery Fraud
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In a crack down on cross border fraud, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting a credit card laundering service that allowed Canadian telemarketers to bilk U.S...
Announced Action(s) for April 29, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following entity. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30...
FTC, State Securities Regulators Target Business Opportunity Fraud on the Internet
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Today, in a live online business forum, officials from the Federal Trade Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced that 215 of the hundreds of business...
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Revisions to Guides for Private Vocational Schools - 16 CFR 254
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As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about whether to amend its Guides for Private Vocational Schools to add a...
"Project Jackpot" Defendants To Settle FTC Charges
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Defendants in two of the eight cases filed as part of Project Jackpot -- a nationwide crackdown by federal and state regulators on phony prize promotions and recovery room fraud -- have negotiated...
Metagenics and FTC Settle Deceptive Advertising Charges
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The maker of an over-the-counter calcium supplement and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to settle charges that advertising claims it made about the product’s effectiveness in preventing...
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