Commission Actions for July 2010

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July 29, 2010

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Home Assure, LLC; B Home Associates, LLC, doing business as Expert Foreclosures; Brian Blanchard, individually and as a member, officer, or director of Home Assure, LLC, and B Home Associates, LLC; and Michael Grieco, Michael Trimarco, and Nicolas Molina, individually and as members, officers, or directors of Home Assure, LLC, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division)
  Civil Action No. 8:09-cv-547-T-23TBM
  FTC File No. 082 3192
• 16 C.F.R. Part 310:  Telemarketing Sales Rule:  Amendments Addressing the Telemarketing of Debt Relief Services:  Final Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose
  FTC File No. R411001
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release 

July 28, 2010

• In the Matter of Solvay S.A.
  File No. 021 0067
  Docket No. C-4046
• In the Matter of The Dow Chemical Company, a corporation
  FTC File No. 081 0214
  Docket No. C-4243
• In the Matter of Nufarm Limited, a corporation
  FTC File No. 081 0130

July 27, 2010

• In the Matter of Rite Aid Corporation, a corporation
  FTC File No. 072 3121
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy, Presented By Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (July 27, 2010)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission:  Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Presented By Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives (July 27, 2010)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

July 26, 2010

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP; Anz & Associates, PLC; Venture Legal Support, PLC, LegalTurn, Inc., also known as Legal Turn, Inc.; Federal Loan Modification, LLC; Federal Loan Modifications, SBSC Corporation, also doing business as Federal Loan Modification, Nabile "Bill" Anz; Boaz Minitzer; Jeffrey Broughton, Steven Oscherowitz, Legal Turn, LLC, MGO Capital, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Central District of California)
  Civil Action No. SA-CV-09-401-CJC (MLGx)
  FTC File No. 092 3070

• Federal Trade Commission v. Loss Mitigation Services, Inc., Synergy Financial Management Corporation, also d/b/a Direct Lender and DirectLender.com, Dean Shafer, Bernadette Carr-Perry, and Marion Anthony (a.k.a. “Tony”) Perry.
  (United States District Court Central District of California)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-800
  FTC File No. 092 3073

• Federal Trade Commission v. Hope Now Modifications, LLC, Hope Now Financial Services Corp., also dba Hope Now Modifications, Nick Puglia, and Salvatore Puglia
  (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey)
  FTC File No.   092 3079

July 22, 2010

• Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Paul M. Bisaro, Respondent.
  (United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
  Case No. 1:10-mc-00289-CKK
  FTC File No. 091 0182

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy, Presented by David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (July 22, 2010)

  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission v. MCS Programs, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, also doing business as Mutual Consolidated Savings, United Savings Center, Inc., a Washington corporation, also doing business as Mutual Consolidated Savings, USC Programs, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, also doing business as Mutual Consolidated Savings, Paul Morris Thompson, individually and as an officer of MCS Programs, LLC, United Savings Center, Inc., and USC Programs, LLC, and Miranda Cavendar, also known as Miranda Cavender, individually and as a manager of  MCS Programs, LLC, United Savings Center, Inc., and USC Programs, LLC.
  (United States District Court District Western District of Washington at Tacoma)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-5380
  FTC File No. 082 3216

July 21, 2010

• In the Matter of Intel Corporation, a corporation.
  Docket No. 9341
  File No.: 061 0247
• Consumer Policy Toolkit:
  • Executive Summary
  • Brochure
  • News Release

July 20, 2010

• In the Matter of U-Haul International, Inc., a corporation, and AMERCO, a corporation
  FTC File No. 081 0157

July 19, 2010

• APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement

July 16, 2010

• In the Matter of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a corporation
  FTC File No. 091 0032

July 15, 2010

• Protecting Youths in an Online World:  Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission, Presented by Jessica Rich, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance (July 15, 2010)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

July 14, 2010

• In the Matter of Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition, Inc., a corporation
  FTC File No. 092 3087

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc., Iovate Health Sciences Inc., and Iovate Health Sciences Group Inc., now known as Kerr Investment Holding Corporation, Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the Western District of New York)
  FTC File No. 072 3187
• In the Matter of AEA Investors 2006 Fund L.P., a limited partnership; HII Holding Corporation, a corporation; and Houghton International, Inc., a corporation.
  FTC File No. 081 0245

July 13, 2010

• College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000:  Ninth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (July 2010)

  • Text of the Report
  • News Release

July 12, 2010

• Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Report on Repairing a Broken System: Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation (July 2010)

  • Text of the Report
  • Concurring Statement of Commissioner Brill
  • News Release

July 9, 2010

• In the Matter of The Dow Chemical Company, a corporation.
  FTC File No. 081 0214

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. International Product Design, Inc.; the Innovation Center, Inc.; National Idea Center, Inc.; New Products of America, Inc.; Azure Communications, Inc dba London Communications, Inc.; International Licensing Corporation, Inc.; Robert N. Waxman; Peter Doran; Darrell Mormando; Julian Gumpel; and Greg Wilson, Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division)
  FTC File No. X97-0071

July 2, 2010

• Federal Trade Commission, plaintiff, v. Chase Financial Funding, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, James F. Berry, individually and as President of Chase Financial Funding, Inc., Suzanne Admire, individually and as an officer and Vice President of Chase Financial Funding, Inc., and Jeremy Alexander, individually and as General Manager of Chase Financial Funding, Inc., defendants
  (U.S. District Court, Central District of California)
  FTC File No. 022-3287
  Civil Action No. SACV04-549-GLT (ANx)
• In the Matter of El Paso Energy Corporation, and The Coastal Corporation
  Docket No. C-3996
  FTC File No. 001 0086
• Letter from Markus H. Meier to Vincent D. Childress, Jr., dated July 2, 2010, concerning whether, under the Non-Profit Institutions Act (“NPIA”) exemption to the Robinson-Patman Act, Community CarePartners, Inc. may lawfully extend sales of NPIA-discounted pharmaceutical products to its in-home hospice patients.