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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Ben Stein was axed by the New York Times last year for ethics violations when he appeared in a commercial for a bait and switch credit report scam. The ad claimed that consumers could get a free credit report, but in reality, they had to pay to see the real numbers. Well, the FTC is now getting into the act and going after similar companies with some catchy commercials intended to emulate those of...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK - The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.'s business practices, the company said Thursday. The drugstore chain and pharmacy...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
CVS Caremark says FTC is looking into business practices, says it has not broken antitrust law
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By News staff By Marley Seaman AP Health Writer NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.'s business practices, the company said Thursday. The Woonsocket-based drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager did not disclose the details of the "nonpublic investigation," but said it has not violated any antitrust laws. CVS suggested the FTC inquiry...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Executive Vice President and CEO Bruce T. Roberts, RPh, issued the following statement on CVS Caremark’s admission today that it is the subject of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation: “In seeking approval for the CVS Caremark merger, company officials said they would be 'agnostic as to where the...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Trade Commission is conducting an antitrust investigation into CVS Caremark , the drug-store chain said in its 10-Q securities filing Thursday. No further information was available on the nature of the investigation. CVS, the nation's largest provider of prescription drugs, said it was notified by the FTC in August. CVS said it is cooperating with the investigation...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
I recently had an interesting conversation with the LC 1 chairman of one of the villages where the poisonous sachet waragi happened to have claimed lives of some residents. He told me how unfortunate it was to see his people die and yet he felt helpless. "It's terrible to see such things happening and you don't even have a simple lead to the person selling this crude waragi," he said.
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Docuticker (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
FTC Charges ‘Credit Card’ Companies with Deceptive Marketing Source: Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal court alleging that a catalog credit card operation deceptively marketed its card, failed to honor its refund policy, and charged up-front fees for a guaranteed line of credit. The defendants, who charged consumers hundreds [...]
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
strong><span class="subhead">CVS investigated</span></strong> The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.’s business practices, the company said Thursday. The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager did not disclose the details of the “nonpublic investigation,” but it said it has not violated any antitrust...
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JURIST - Paper Chase (Free subscription) | yesterday
[JURIST] The New York Attorney General on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit against Intel, alleging that the microprocessor manufacturer engaged in illegal conduct to further its dominance in the marketplace. The complaint alleges that Intel obtained exclusive contracts from manufacturers in exchange for large payments. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo claims that many of these agreements were aimed at...
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Lifehacker Australia (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
eBay likes to make lots of noise about how it offers the best possible consumer protection — that was the entire basis of its failed attempt to make PayPal compulsory — so it’s rather odd that it’s decided to withdraw the Vehicle Protection Program, which protected buyers of cars on the site in the case of gross misrepresentation. (more…)
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Wednesday he hoped to move a financial reform bill out of committee by early December adding it would contain a consumer protection provision.
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The Portland Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Federal Trade Commission has filed federal charges against a Beaverton company, alleging that Low Pay Inc. engaged in deceptive marketing.
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Network Performance Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Cisco has had success promoting it’s ASR routers through the “ Cisco Edge Quest ” games – the first one being a 3D “shoot-em-up” without the shooting, and the second one being a rail racer much like AudioSurf. But Cisco’s released a new game called “ myPlanNet ” which is essentially a SimCity clone based around Cisco technology… a…...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
NEW DELHI: The Department of Public Administration along with the Centre for Haryana Studies at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, is organising a two-day national seminar on “Consumer Protection in India” from ...
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obi jo | 10/28/2009
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/fda-to-curb-untested-h1n1-remedies/ As is always the case when a medical crisis or new illness appears on the scene, there are those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of public fear and ignorance by offering a variety of “treatments” for sale. Naturally, these treatments have not been fully tested or subjected to rigorous medical review. Accordingly,...
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bharatbook | 10/24/2009
U.S. Debt Collection Agencies: An Industry Analysis Report This report examines the $12 billion business of debt collection agencies. Complaints by consumers about harassment by collectors still exists and tops the list of complaints to the FTC. With the recession, it has gotten worse, since it has become more difficult to collect on (liquidate) accounts. Many consumers are out of work or struggling
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aprpeh | 07/22/2009
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 became law in May. The provisions of the law address consumer protections, improved disclosures of credit contracts, gift cards, and of particular interest - regulations concerning the younger consumers and credit issuance. The new law prevents consumers under the age of 21 from opening a new credit account unless the...
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