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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Sept. 1 that G2 Consulting LLC and owner, Chad Gettel, will be banned from the payment processing business after settling allegations of deceptively telemarketing and taking millions of dollars from consumer credit card accounts.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Sept. 5 that Lenovo Inc., a global computer manufacturing company, will settle allegations of harming consumers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised security.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 30 that, following a public comment period, it has approved a final order against Baxter International Inc., resolving allegations that Baxter’s proposed $625 million acquisition of Claris Lifesciences’ injectable drugs business would be anti-competitive.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 31 that the operators of a telemarketing scheme that allegedly pitched phony business accounts and grant opportunities will settle and agree to be banned from those lines of business.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 29 that it has charged a debt collection ring in North Carolina with allegations of using intimidation and deception to take money from consumers for debts not owed or debts that the defendants had no right to collect.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 30 that Mars Incorporated will divest 12 veterinary clinics across the country to settle allegations that its $9.1 billion acquisition of pet care company VCA Inc. would violate federal antitrust laws.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 29 that a federal court determined Terrason Spinks and his company, Jet Processing Inc., are liable for the consumer harm caused by a scheme called IWorks at an amount of roughly $280 million.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 30 that the final defendant in a debt collection scheme that allegedly threatened consumers has been banned from debt collection activities after a settlement.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 29 that TaxSlayer LLC, an online tax preparation service headquartered in Georgia, will settle allegations of violating federal rules related to financial privacy and security.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 18 that the National Association of Animal Breeders Inc. (NAAB) has agreed to not adopt rules that would have allegedly stifled competition among its members unreasonably.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 24 that a federal court has granted its requested for a preliminary injunction against World Patent Marketing.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 23 that the final three defendants in a case of allegedly deceptive marketing of dietary supplements have agreed to settle charges the agency filed in February.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 17 that it has approved a final order that will fix the allegedly anti-competitive effects of Broadcom Limited’s acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 16 that it has charged a group of marketers with debiting more than $40 million from consumer bank accounts without authorization by the consumers.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 17 that a federal court has entered a temporary restraining order halting an allegedly deceptive work-at-home scheme.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 15 that Uber Technologies Inc. will implement a comprehensive privacy program and obtain regular, independent audits after the agency said the ride-sharing company deceived consumers about data security.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 14 that, following a public comment period, the agency has approved a final order resolving federal antitrust violation allegations against Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s (ACT) $4.4 billion acquisition of CST Brands Inc.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 7 that it has charged 12 defendants with laundering millions of dollars in credit card charges via fraudulent merchant accounts.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 10 that it has obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction that effectively halt Daniel L. Croft, doing business as PG Guru Tech Support and Elite Tech Support, from conducting business.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Aug. 7 that it has charged an online marketing operation with allegations of deceptively luring consumers into an expensive negative option scam.