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May 18, 2009
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Deceptive Mortgage Relief Internet Ads; Marketers Falsely Claimed to Operate MakingHomeAffordable.gov
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court issued an order to stop an Internet-based operation that pretends to operate “ MakingHomeAffordable.gov,” the official Web site of...
FTC to Host Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration Roundtable
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law will host a two-day public event, “Protecting Consumers in Debt...
FTC, States to Announce Initiative Targeting Phony Charity Solicitations
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with dozens of state law enforcement officials, will announce “Operation False Charity,” a crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers who falsely claim to be...
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Making Home Affordable Program, et al. (timeline item) - May 18, 2009
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May 15, 2009
Judge Orders Halt to Illegal Robocalls Selling Deceptive Warranties
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Today Judge John F. Grady of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order stopping telemarketing company Voice Touch, Inc., its...
May 14, 2009
FTC Announces Suits Challenging Robo Callers and Warranty Marketers
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a telephone press availability on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce federal lawsuits filed today challenging an operation that made hundreds of...
Statement in the Matter of Rambus
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The Federal Trade Commission has formally dismissed the complaint in the Rambus matter. “While we remain disappointed by the decision of the Court of Appeals, we of course respect the Court’s opinion...
FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law
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The Federal Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, that they must have...
FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle Warranty Extensions
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The Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal court to shut down a telemarketing campaign that has been bombarding U.S. consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive “robocalls” in an...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Federal Register Notice
Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans - 16 CFR Part 425
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Transcontinental Warranty, Inc., d/b/a Voice Touch, et al. (timeline item) - May 14, 2009
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Transcontinental Warranty, Inc., and Christopher D. Cowart (timeline item) - May 14, 2009
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