Insilco Settles FTC Charges
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has accepted for public comment an agreement with Insilco Corporation settling FTC charges that its acquisition of Helima-Helvetion's aluminum tube manufacturing...
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Court Halts Alleged Business Opportunity Scam Following FTC Charges
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Seven individuals and four corporations -- collectively called the Urso Group -- that ran a display-rack business opportunity for greeting cards and perfumes have been charged by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...
Announced Actions for August 26, 1997
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
Coupon Fraud On The Internet Targeted For Warning Messages
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission joined with the Coupon Information Center (CIC) today in announcing that they have identified 31 Internet advertisements for potentially fraudulent coupon-related schemes...
New Mexico Proposal To Restrict Optometrists' Operations From Retail Settings Could Raise Consumer Prices, FTC Staff Testifies
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A proposal by the New Mexico Board of Optometry to restrict the business arrangements between optometrists and complementary businesses, such as stores that sell eyeglasses, could increase costs and...
Announced Actions for August 22, 1997
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today asked a federal district court to block a merger of the nation’s two largest movable medical equipment rental firms charging that the merger violates federal...
Eye Care Treatment Ads Are False And Deceptive, Says FTC Non-Surgical Procedure Does Not Cure Bad Vision
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Ads claiming that an eye care treatment called "Precise Corneal Molding" orthokeratology ("PCM ortho-k") can cure vision deficiencies are false and unsubstantiated, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission...
Internic "Copycat" May Deceive Consumers: FTC Staff
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The staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission issued a letter today stating that Internic Software, Inc., an Australian organization copying the official domain name registration services of Network...
Announced Actions for August 20, 1997
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...
Announced Actions for August 19, 1997
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
Regulatory Reform Update for August 19, 1997
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has begun efforts to repeal the Dry Cell Battery Rule, and is seeking public comment on the proposed repeal for 30 days, until September 18. The FTC is conducting a review...
New Jersey Garment Importer To Pay $4,000 Civil Penalty over Alleged Mislabeling of Care Instructions
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Venus Enterprises, Inc., a Jersey City, New Jersey, importer of women's clothing, has agreed to pay a $4,000 civil penalty to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it mislabeled the care...
Announced Actions for August 15, 1997
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
FTC Okays Redress Plan To Cover Up to $2,500 for Electricity Installation on Valle Vista Subdivision Lots in Kingman, Arizona
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Owners who build homes on their undeveloped lots in the Valle Vista subdivision in Kingman, Arizona, in the next three years will be able to apply for up to $2,500 each to cover costs associated with...
New Jersey Pharmacists Association
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Staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission have advised the New Jersey Pharmacists Association (NJPA) that they would not recommend a challenge on antitrust grounds to a plan to establish a pharmacist...
FTC's Annual Report to Congress on Cigarette Sales and Advertising for 1995
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1995 shows a slight increase in advertising and promotional spending from 1994. According to the report...
NYC "$CHOLAR$CAM" Defendants to Pay $7,500 in Settlement of FTC Charges
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Two principal officers of New York City-based Student Aid Incorporated have agreed to pay $7,500 to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges in connection with the college scholarship search service...
FTC Charges Seller of Prepaid Phone Cards with Deception, Causing Substantial Losses to Consumer
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the New York State Attorney General's Office today charged a seller of prepaid phone cards with deceptive practices that have resulted in heavy losses to consumers and...
Nu Skin To Pay $1.5 Million Penalty To Resolve FTC Charges over Fat-Loss Claims for Supplements
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Nu Skin International, Inc., the firm behind an international multi-level marketing system with thousands of distributors selling skin care products and nutritional supplements, has agreed to pay a $1...
Opening Remarks*: Jodie Bernstein Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
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Today, we announce Operation Trade Name Games, an aggressive assault on swindlers who conjure up images of sure and generous profits through ownership of carousels for displaying and selling stuffed...
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