Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act...

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Commission Extends Public Comment Period For Proposed Debt Relief Rulemaking

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5 de Oct de 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today announced an extension of the public comment period for proposed Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The Commission posted the Notice of Proposed...

3 de Oct de 2009

Public Statement

Wading Into Pandora's Box: Thoughts On Unanswered Questions Concerning the Scope and Application of Section 2 & Some Further Observations on Section 5

Date

3 de Oct de 2009

Wading Into Pandora's Box: Thoughts On Unanswered Questions Concerning the Scope and Application of Section 2 & Some Further Observations on Section 5 (322.87 KB)

2 de Oct de 2009

Public Statement

Promoting Consumer Privacy: Accountability and Transparency in the Modern World

Date

2 de Oct de 2009

Promoting Consumer Privacy: Accountability and Transparency in the Modern World (129.67 KB)

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Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint in Case Challenging Cancer Cure Claims

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2 de Oct de 2009

An Administrative Law Judge has dismissed a Federal Trade Commission administrative complaint alleging that the respondents were responsible for the deceptive advertising of an herbal remedy that was...

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FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition by Dow Chemical Company to Sell Hollow Sphere Particle Business to OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.

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2 de Oct de 2009

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition by Dow Chemical Company to Sell Hollow Sphere Particle Business to OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. The FTC is seeking public comments on a petition by Dow Chemical Company...

Case Timeline Item

Dow Chemical Company, The (timeline item) - October 2, 2009

Date

2 de Oct de 2009

Petition of the Dow Chemical Company for Approval of the Proposed Divestiture of the Hollow Sphere Particle Business to Omnova (1.87 MB)

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Gemtronics, Inc., and William H. Isely, individually and as the owner of Gemtronics, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 2, 2009

Date

2 de Oct de 2009

Initial Decision by Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell, Filed on September 16, 2009 (2.66 MB)

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Daniel Chapter One, and James Feijo individually and as an officer of Daniel Chapter One, In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 2, 2009

Date

2 de Oct de 2009

Commission Order Granting Respondents' Motion To Extend the Deadline For Submission of Respondents' Reply Brief Until November 4, 2009 (106.53 KB)

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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 2, 2009

Date

2 de Oct de 2009

Administrative Law Judges Order Requiring Reply Brief (75.57 KB)

1 de Oct de 2009

Report

Economics at the FTC: Retrospective Merger Analysis with A Focus on Hospitals

Date

1 de Oct de 2009

Economists at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) support the agency's competition and consumer protection missions. In this year's essay we discuss efforts at the FTC and elsewhere to examine...

Economics at the FTC: Retrospective Merger Analysis with A Focus on Hospitals (145.03 KB)

Staff Letters