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August 1, 1996
July 31, 1996
FTC Law Judge Upholds Price-Fixing Charges Against Interpreters Association
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A price-fixing conspiracy by an organization representing professional conference interpreters forced the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee to pay a higher rate for language interpreters...
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International Association of Conference Interpreters, a/k/a Association Internationale des Interprtes de Confrence, and United States Region of the International Association of Conference Interpreters, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 31, 1996
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Initial Decision PDF
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Case Timeline Item
International Association of Conference Interpreters, a/k/a Association Internationale des Interprtes de Confrence, and United States Region of the International Association of Conference Interpreters, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 31, 1996
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Initial Decision PDF
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July 30, 1996
T.V. Marketer Atida Karr To Pay Civil Penalty To Settle Charges; Infomercials for Acne-Statin Are Deceptive
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The marketer of an over-the-counter acne treatment, Acne-Statin, has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads touting the product as an effective...
July 26, 1996
FTC Seeks Public Comment Until August 27, 1996 on B.A.T Industries p.l.c. Application for Approval To Divest Six Brands of Discount Cigarettes
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B.A.T Industries p.l.c. and its subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, have applied for Federal Trade Commission approval to divest six brands of discount cigarettes and a plant in...
Announced Actions for July 26, 1996
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public...
FTC begins efforts to repeal its Used Oil Rule as unnecessary and duplicative; seeks public comments until August 26
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The Federal Trade Commission has begun efforts to repeal its Used Oil Rule as unnecessary and duplicative, and is seeking comments from the public on the proposed repeal for 30 days, until August 26...
Federal Register Notice
Deceptive Advertising and Labeling of Previously Used Lubricating Oil - 16 CFR Part 406
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Case Timeline Item
HealthTrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 26, 1996
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July 25, 1996
FTC Maintains Competition in Market for Chemical Used in Treating Patients with Kidney Disease
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Fresenius AG, of Bad Hamburg, Germany, through its subsidiary, Fresenius USA, Inc., located in Walnut Creek, California, has agreed to divest its Lewisberry, Pennsylvania hemodialysis (HD) concentrate...
FTC Hits the "Jackpot": Announces Enforcement Actions Against Phony Prize Promotions and a Recovery Room
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“Project Jackpot,” a major enforcement effort targeting firms that fraudulently offer purportedly valuable prizes to consumers to induce them to purchase products, was announced today by federal and...
Federal Register Notice
Koninklijke Ahold NV; Ahold USA, Inc.; Proposed Consent Agreement With Analysis To Aid Public Comment
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Fresenius AG, and Fresenius USA, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 25, 1996
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Consent Agreement Package
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July 24, 1996
FTC Challenges Anticompetitive Practices of Nation's Leading Fire Truck Pump Manufacturers
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The nation’s two leading manufacturers of fire pumps made for installation onto fire trucks have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that each imposed restraints requiring their...
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Waterous Company, Inc., a corporation (timeline item) - July 24, 1996
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Consent Agreement Package
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