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August 28, 1998

August 27, 1998

  • File No. 951 0097
    In the Matter of Merck & Co., Inc., and Merck-Medco Managed Care, L.L.C.

August 26, 1998

  • United States Of America v. Toys Unlimited International, Inc., et al. (Southern Dist. of Florida)
  • Docket No. 9255
    In the Matter of Trans Union Corporation.
    • Initial Decision by Chief Administrative Law Judge James P. Timony:
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    • News Release
  • File No. 981 0127
    In the Matter of Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

August 24, 1998

August 21, 1998

  • Docket No. 9286
    In the Matter of Summit Technology, Inc., and VISX, Inc.
  • Docket No. C-3822
    In the Matter of Institutional Pharmacy Network; Evergreen Pharmaceutical, Inc.; NCS HealthCare of Oregon, Inc.; NCS Healthcare of Washington, Inc.; United Professional Companies, Inc.; and White, Mack and Wart, Inc.

August 20, 1998

  • 16 CFR Part 425
    Trade Regulation Rule Regarding Use of Negative Option Plans by Sellers in Commerce
  • 16 CFR Part 253
    Guides for the Feather and Down Products Industry
  • Docket No. 9289
    In the Matter of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and Poplar Bluff Physicians Group, Inc., d/b/a Doctors Regional Medical Center.
  • File No. 971 0007
    In the Matter of Exxon Corporation, The Shell Petroleum Company Limited, and Shell Oil Company.

August 18, 1998

August 13, 1998

August 11, 1998

  • FTC v. World Interactive Gaming Corp., a Delaware Corporation, Jeffrey Burton, and Lawrence Blocker, d/b/a James Lawrence and Associates (Eastern Dist. of New York)
  • FTC v. Michael Marcovsky, Sheldon Altfeld, Cable Marketing and Management, Inc, My Pet Television Network, Inc., and The Pet Channel (Central Dist. of California)
  • FTC v. Automated Systems & Concepts International, Inc.; Creative Marketing Concepts, Inc.; Premier Entertainment, Inc.; John R. Munoz; Timothy Munoz; and Frank Gale (Central Dist. of California)

August 10, 1998

August 7, 1998

  • File No. 972-3188
    In the Matter of Montgomery Ward Credit Corporation, and General Electric Capital Corp.

August 6, 1998

  • File No. 982 3050
    In the Matter of Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Americas, Inc., and Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine USA, Inc. d.b.a. Hiram Walker.
  • Project No. P984503
    Alcohol Advertising and Marketing: Effort to Secure Information to Assist the Commission in Preparing A Report Requested by Congress on the Alcohol Industry's Self-Regulatory Efforts With Respect to Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking.

August 5, 1998

August 3, 1998

  • FTC v. Michael A. Saffer and Daniel L. Coutinho (Southern Dist. of Florida)

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