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Concluding Two-Year Rulemaking, FTC Announces New EnergyGuide Label

Will Display Estimated Yearly Operating Costs Prominently on Most Appliances

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Refunds for Consumers Who Purchased Xenadrine EFX

From August 6 until September 15, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought Xenadrine EFX.

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FTC Rules in the case of Highland Park Hospital

Commission Rules that Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp.’s Acquisition of Highland Park Hospital Was Anticompetitive, Unanimous Order Requires ENH to Establish Two Separate and Independent Managed Care Organization Contract Negotiating Teams

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FTC, Subprime Mortgage Servicer Agree to Modified Settlement

Agreement With Former Fairbanks Capital Provides Additional Consumer Benefits

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FTC Asks Court to Order Ab Belt Makers to Return Money to Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal district court to order the marketers of Ab Force to return money to consumers who purchased their belts based on the marketers’s advertising claims.

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FTC Testifies on Fighting Fraudulent and Abusive Telemarketing

The Federal Trade Commission today (July 31) told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety that targeting fraudulent and abusive telemarketing is a top priority at the agency.

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FTC Charges Optometrists’ Group With Orchestrating Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Consent Order Bars Group’s Doctors from Jointly Negotiating Prices or Terms of Service

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Cross-Border Telemarketers Face FTC Charges for Deceptive Phone Card Pitches

Defendants Also Charged with Violating National Do Not Call Registry Rules

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FTC Stops Massive, Deceptive Telemarketer

The Federal Trade Commission, with assistance from local police and the United States Postal Inspection Service, today (July 25) halted the operations of a massive, Largo, Florida-based telemarketing scheme operated by Suntasia Marketing, Inc.

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FTC Approves Bruno’s Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Order

Commission approval of petition to reopen and set aside order

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Centurion Financial Benefits versus Federal Trade Commission

Court Orders Centurion Defendants to Halt Illegal Cross-Border Telemarketing and Pay $10 Million in Consumer Redress

Defendants Defrauded U.S. Consumers with Pitch for Nonexistent Credit Cards; Court Also Holds Two Individuals in Contempt

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FTC Against Whole Food's Acquision of Wild Oats

Transaction would reduce competition for premium natural and organic supermarkets in locations nationwide, says FTC

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