false‚ deceptive and even illegal. The advertisement does not necessarily have to cause actual deception‚ but according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)‚ the act need only likely mislead the consumer
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sought to further empower the Sherman Act by banning price discrimination‚ prohibiting tying contracts‚ interlocking directories and acquisitions that lessen competition. Additional legislation in 1914 was the Federal Trade Commission Act which created the Federal Trade Commission commonly known as the FTC. With a shared responsibility the FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice enforce the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. The FTC also examines unfair completive practices and methods issuing cease and desist
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Japanese’s Whaling in the Southern Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography Sand‚ Peter H. "Japan ’s ‘Research Whaling’ In the Antarctic Southern Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean in the Face of the Endangered Species Convention (CITES)." Review of European Community & International Environmental Law 17.1 (2008): 56-71. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Sand talks about how Japanese whalers are taking more and more whales from the oceans near the artic and hunt whales for research purposes (56)
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in depth. Part II discusses arguments in support of the merger and opposing the merger. Grifols purchased Talecris in 2009‚ creating a merger which did not come without strict opposition. Supporting references assist in discussing Federal Trade Commission case against the Grifols/Talecris merger. In regards to remaining cited material‚ references are provided. A footnote concludes this report‚ explaining the circumstances related to this project. UNIT 5 - OLIGOPOLIES AND MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
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information technology such as automated and prerecorded messaging to consumer homes caused many complaints to government authorities. The Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established the TCPA‚ and 12 years later the Do Not Call Implementation Act. According to Federal Communications Commission (2008)‚ the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 was created by Congress to ensure that telephone marketing callers‚ “provide his or her name‚ the name of the person or
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the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) established the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on December 2‚ 1946 (International Whaling Commission 2015). The IWC took effect on July 1‚ 1949 (International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1946). The purpose of the IWC is to “provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry” (International Whaling Commission 2015). As an inter-governmental organization‚ consisting of 88 member
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allowing businesses to use telemarketing effectively. Regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)‚ this law requires telemarketers to formalize their existing policies and‚ where necessary‚ create new ones to bring their operations into compliance with the following main restrictions” (code of ethics‚ 2005). The Telephone Consumer Protection Act was the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) way to address the issues of the growing telemarketers in America. The Act addresses the
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to follow? a. Sherman Antitrust Act b. Pure Food and Drug Act c. Clayton Antitrust Act /d. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act e. Federal Trade Commission 12. The __________ investigates illegal trade practices. a. Sherman Antitrust Act b. EPA c. Consumer Product Safe Commission d. EEOC /e. Federal Trade Commission 13. The __________ business sector fares relatively well in regard to environmental issues‚ worker conditions‚ and representation of minorities and women
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how the Federal Trade Commission addresses this issue‚ and evaluate the effectiveness of their rules or measures. The Federal Trade Commission will address this issue as deceptive and unfair and evaluate the effectiveness of their rules or measures by viewing the ad from the point of view a typical consumer. • Explain the guidelines according to http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/business/adv.shtm for small business advertising or e-commerce. According to Federal Trade Commission‚ small business advertising
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In the given case‚ the Federal Trade Commission claimed that Texas Surgeons Independent Practice Association(IPA) of 26 general surgeons in the Austin‚ Texas and six competing medical practice groups who are the members of this association (the respondents)‚ Texas Surgeons P.A. ("Texas Surgeons")‚ Austin Surgeons‚ P.L.L.C. ("AS")‚ Austin Surgical Clinic Association‚ P.A. ("ASCA")‚ Bruce McDonald & Associates‚ P.L.L.C. ("BM&A")‚ Capital Surgeons Group‚ P.L.L.C. ("CSG")‚ Central Texas Surgical Associates
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