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Valassis Communications, Inc., In the Matter of
Valassis, a leading producer of free-standing newspaper inserts in the United States, has settled charges that it violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by attempting to collude with News America Marketing, its only rival, to eliminate competition between the two companies. During a conference call with industry analysts, a Valassis executive invited NewsAmerica to join in a scheme to allocate customers and fix prices in order to end an ongoing price war between the two companies. Under the consent order settling the FTC’s complaint, Valassis is barred from engaging in or inviting collusive agreements with other publishers or attempting to collude with its competitors.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510008
Docket Number
C-4160
Dual Consent Orders Resolve Competitive Concerns About Chevrons $18 Billion Purchase of Unocal, FTCs 2003 Complaint Against Unocal
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Two consent orders announced by the Federal Trade Commission today both resolve the competitive concerns about Chevron Corporation’s (Chevron) proposed $18 billion acquisition of Unocal Corporation...
FTC Reinstates Complaint of Unfair Methods of Competition Against Unocal
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The Federal Trade Commission today reinstated charges that the Union Oil Company of California violated antitrust laws by defrauding the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in connection with...
Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC Complaint Against Rambus
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Chief Administrative Law Judge Stephen J. McGuire today issued his initial decision and order in the matter of Rambus, Inc. The order states "Accordingly, Complaint Counsel having failed to sustain...
Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Unocal for Alleged Anticompetive Practices Related to Carb Gasoline
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In an initial decision filed on November 25, 2003, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint brought earlier this year by the Commission that...
FTC Charges Unocal with Anticompetitive Conduct Related to Reformulated Gasoline
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) for allegedly committing fraud in connection with regulatory proceedings before...
Mylan, Nation's Second Largest Generic Drug Maker, Charged with Restraint of Trade, Conspiracy & Monopolization
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Mylan Laboratories, Inc., the nation’s second largest generic drug manufacturer, and three other companies, were charged today by the Federal Trade Commission with restraint of trade, monopolization...
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