Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for August 2010
August 31, 2010
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposal To Conduct A Telephone Survey of Consumers To Advance Commission Understanding of the Prevalence of Consumer Fraud: Description of Proposed Collection and Request for Comment --P105502
- Text of the Federal Register Notice
- 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Notice, FTC File No. P034305
- Text of the Federal Register Notice
- News Release
- 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
August 26, 2010
- In the Matter of Reverb Communications, Inc., et al.
FTC File No. 092 3199
August 23, 2010
- Stewart Finance Company Holdings, Inc.; Stewart Finance Company, Inc.; Stewart National Finance Company, Inc.; Stewart Finance Company of Louisiana, Inc.; Stewart Finance Company of Missouri, Inc.; Stewart Finance Company of Illinois, Inc.; Stewart Finance Company of Tennessee, Inc.; D&E Acquisitions, Inc.; Preferred Choice Auto Club, Inc.; Stewart Insurance, Ltd.; J&J Insurance, Ltd.; and John Ben Stewart, Jr., FTC v. ,
Civ. No. 103CV-2648 (Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division) - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Voice Touch, Inc., a Florida corporation, doing business as Voice Touch; Network Foundations, LLC, a Delaware corporation; James A. Dunne; Maureen E. Dunne; and Damian Kohlfeld, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Civ. No. 09CV2929 (Judge Zagel; Magistrate Judge Denlow)
FTC File No. 0823263
August 19, 2010
- Horizontal Merger Guidelines: U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (August 19, 2010)
- Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
- Letter from Markus H. Meier to Robert J. Walerius, Concerning Whether, Under the Non-Profit Institutions Act Exemption From the Robinson-Patman Act, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital May Sell Discounted Pharmaceutical Products To Employees of Two Affiliates, Memorial Physicians, PLLC, and Valley Imaging
- News Release
August 16, 2010
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In the Matter of Novartis AG, a corporation.
Docket No. C-4296
File No. 101-0068 -
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Central Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc., iLife Health and Wellness, LLC, Simply Naturals, LLC, Fit for Life, LLC, Health and Beauty Solutions LLC, Graham D. Gibson, and Michael A. McKenzy, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
FTC File No. 102 3028 -
16 C.F.R. Part 698: Summary of Rights and Notice of Duties Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Publication of Proposed Notices; Request for Comments, FTC File No. P105408
- Text of the Federal Register Notice
- Appendix F -- Summary of Rights
- Appendix G -- Notice of Furnisher Responsibilities
- Appendix H -- Notice to Users
- News Release
August 13, 2010
- 16 C.F.R. Parts 801, 802, and 803: Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Rules: Premerger Notification, Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Amend the Rules, the Premerger Notification and Report Form, and Associated Instructions In Order To Streamline the Form and Capture New Information
- In the Matter of Carilion Clinic, a corporation.
Docket No. 9338
FTC File No. 081 0259
August 12, 2010
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Business Practices of Debt Relief Companies, Presented by Alice Saker Hrdy, Assistant Director, Division of Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (August 12, 2010) (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Study of Food Industry Marketing to Children and Adolescents, FTC Project No. P094511: Orders to File Special Reports
August 11, 2010
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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Health Care One LLC, Americans4Healthcare Inc, Michael Jay Ellman, Elite Business Solutions, Inc. and Robert Daniel Freeman, Defendants
United States District Court for the Central District of California)
Case No. SACV10-1161 JVS(RNBx)
File No. 1023071 - Federal Trade Commission and State of Tennessee, Plainiffs v. United States Benefits, LLC and Timothy Thomas, Defendants, and Kennan Dozier, Relief Defendant
(United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)
Case No. 3-10 0733
File No. 1023084 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Consumer Health Benefits Association, National Association for Americans, National Benefits Consultants, LLC, National Benefits Solutions, LLC, Louis Leo, Ron Werner, and Rita Werner, Defendants.
(United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)
Case No. CV-10-3551
FTC File No. X1000042
August 9, 2010
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Data Business Solutions Inc., also d/b/a Internet Listing Service Corp., ILS Corp., ILSCORP.NET, Domain Listing Service Corp., DLS Corp., and DLSCORP.NET, Ari Balabanian, Isaac Benlolo, and Kirk Mulveney, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Civil Action No.: 08-CV-2783
FTC File No. 072-3038
August 4, 2010
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In the Matter of Tops Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners V U.S. Holdco LLC, and The Penn Traffic Company
Docket No. C-4295
File No. 101-0074 -
In the Matter of Intel Corporation, a corporation.
Docket No. 9341
File No.: 061 0247
August3, 2010
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Federal Trade Commission Amicus Brief Supporting Neither Party for Rehearing En Banc in TiVo, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee v. EchoStar Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellants, On Appeal From the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
(U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Case No. 2009-1374) (August 2010) (P082105))