- For Release: January 15, 2009
Statement of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition Regarding the Announcement that Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. Will Not Proceed with its Proposed Acquisition of the Pavestone CompaniesFollowing the Federal Trade Commission’s filing of a lawsuit to block the transaction, CRH plc, the parent company of Oldcastle Architectural, Inc., announced on January 14, 2009, that it will not proceed with its proposed $540 million acquisition of Pavestone Company, LP.
- For Release: January 14, 2009
FTC Sues to Block Oldcastle Architectural’s Proposed Acquisition of the Pavestone Companies Deal Would Combine Only Two National-Scale Suppliers of Drycast Concrete Hardscape Products Used by Consumers in Outdoor Projects
- For Release: January 14, 2009
Marketers of ‘Ab Force’ Weight Loss Device Agree to Pay $7 Million for Consumer RedressMarketers who made false and deceptive claims that a device would cause consumers to lose weight by applying electronic stimulation to their abdominal muscles have agreed to pay $7 million to settle an action brought by the Federal Trade Commission to obtain consumer redress.
- For Your Information: January 13, 2009
FTC Announces Agenda for Conference on Securing Personal Data in the Global EconomyAPEC, OECD are Co-Sponsors; Event to be held March 16-17, 2009
- For Release: January 13, 2009
Suntasia Marketing Defendants Pay More Than $16 Million to Settle FTC ChargesMassive Telemarketing Scheme Affected Nearly One Million Consumers Nationwide; Wachovia Bank to Provide An Additional $33 Million to Suntasia Victims
- For Release: January 13, 2009
FTC Urges Consumers to Cash Restitution Checks Mailed by Wachovia BankChecks Sent to More Than 740,000 Telemarketing Fraud Victims
- For Release: January 13, 2009
Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Parnes To Leave FTCEileen Harrington Named Acting Director
- For Release: January 13, 2009
FTC Charges Indiana Firm with Failing to Live Up to Rebate PromisesTerms of Proposed Settlement are Among Strongest Ever in an FTC Rebate Case
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