Commission Actions
for March 1999
March 30, 1999
- United States c/o Department of Justice v. Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P. et al. (Dist. of Columbia)
March 25, 1999
- Docket No. C-3858
In the Matter of Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Americas, Inc., and Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine USA, Inc., d.b.a. Hiram Walker.
- Docket No. C-3859
In the Matter of Beck's North America, Inc.
- Docket No. C-3860
In the Matter of General Signal Power Systems, Inc.
- File No. 991 0089
In the Matter of Zeneca Group PLC.
March 24, 1999
- United States v. Laissez Faire, Inc. (Eastern Dist. of New York)
March 23, 1999
- Rules and Guides for Electronic Media:
Announcement of May 14, 1999 Public Workshop on the Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic Media, Procedure for Requesting to Participate, and Request for Submission of Advertisements
March 22, 1999
- File No. 981 0261
In the Matter of North Lake Tahoe Medical Group, Inc.
- Agreement Containing Consent Order to Cease and Desist
- Complaint
- Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment
- Statement of Chairman Pitofsky, Commissioner Anthony, and Commissioner Thompson
- Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part
- News Release
March 19, 1999
- File No. 991 0046
In the Matter of CMS Energy Corporation.
March 18, 1999
- FTC, et al. v. United Industries Corporation (Dist. Maryland)
March 17, 1999
- Docket No. 9288
In the Matter of Intel Corporation.
- United States Of America v. Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A., Inc. (Southern Dist. of New York)
March 16, 1999
- File No. 992 3039
In the Matter of Abercrombie & Fitch, Inc.
- File No. 992 3009
In the Matter of Bugle Boy Industries, Inc.
- File No. 992 3002
In the Matter of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation.
- File No. 992 3008
In the Matter of Delia's Inc.
- File No. 982 3527
In the Matter of Design Zone, Inc.
- File No. 992 3004
In the Matter of Gottschalks, Inc.
- File No. 992 3007
In the Matter of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- File No. 992 3003
In the Matter of Woolrich, Inc.
March 15, 1999
- Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel Regarding the Application of Their Competition Laws
- Docket No. C-3854
In the Matter of Columbia River Pilots.
- Docket No. C-3855
In the Matter of Asociacion de Farmacias Region de Arecibo, Inc., and Ricardo L. Alvarez Class.
- Docket No. C-3856
In the Matter of New Vision International, Inc.; NVI Promotions, L.L.C.; Jason P. Boreyko; and Benson K. Boreyko.
- Docket No. C-3857
In the Matter of Max F. James
- 16 C.F.R. Part 241
Guides for the Dog and Cat Food Industry: Request for Comment
- 16 C.F.R. Part 256
Guides for the Law Book Industry: Request for Comment
March 11, 1999
March 10, 1999
- File No. 981 0329
In the Matter of Medtronic, Inc.
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On the Role of the Commission in Enforcing the Antitrust Laws to Protect Consumers in the Petroleum Industry
Presented by William J. Baer, Director, Bureau of Competition, Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Commerce, United States House of Representatives
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Agency Lockout on the Off-Label Use of EDTA Chelation Therapy"
Presented by Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives
March 5, 1999
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Financial Privacy"
Presented by David Medine, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives [PDF]
- Docket No. 9286
In the Matter of Summit Technology, Inc., and VISX, Inc.
- Docket No. 9286
In the Matter of Summit Technology, Inc., and VISX, Inc.
- File No. 962 3147
In the Matter of American College for Advancement in Medicine
March 3, 1999
- File No. 992 3025
In the Matter of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
March 2, 1999
- Docket No. 9290
In the Matter of Monier Lifetile LLC, Boral Ltd., and Lafarge S.A.
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