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Announced Actions for September 23, 2005

Date

September 23, 2005

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Partners Health Network, Inc...

Cases and Proceedings

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

September 23, 2005

FTC Matter/File Number

042 3160

Cases and Proceedings

Adjudicative Proceedings

Telebrands Corp., TV Savings LLC, and Ajit Khubani, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

September 23, 2005

FTC Matter/File Number

022 3279

Docket Number

9313

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Alcohol Labeling

Date

September 1, 2005

Matter Number

V050019

FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of the Treasury Alchohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Alcohol Labeling (50.75 KB)

Related Release

Announced Action for September 26, 2005

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 05-4

Date

August 30, 2005

Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.

Cases and Proceedings

Cytodyne, LLC; et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 26, 2005

FTC Matter/File Number

032 3144

Cases and Proceedings

Datatech Communications, Inc., a corporation, 9106-3925 Quebec Inc., a corporation, d/b/a Datatech Communications, Inc., 9102-3127 Quebec, Inc., a corporation, d/b/a I-Point Media, Robert Brewer, individually and as an owner, officer or director of the

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 25, 2005

Cases and Proceedings

Emerson Direct, Inc., d/b/a Council on Natural Health, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 23, 2005

Press Release

Marketer of Free Credit Reports Settles FTC Charges

Date

August 16, 2005

Consumerinfo.com, Inc., doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively marketed “free credit reports” by not adequately disclosing that...

Advisory Opinions

National Textile Association

Date

August 2, 2005

Letter from James A. Kohm, Associate Director, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, in response to a question about the appropriate way to disclose fabric thread count (279.2 KB)

Press Release

FTC Targets Scams Aimed at Hispanics

Date

July 26, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission, advancing its fight against scams targeting the Hispanic community, today announced six law enforcement actions during the Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum in...

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Event

Perspectives on Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity

July 14, 2005 | 12:00AM - July 15, 2005 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the Department of Health and Human Services sponsored a workshop that brought together representatives from the food and beverage industry and media and entertainment companies, medical...

Advisory Opinions

Advisory opinion on the lawful construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453.1(b)

Date

July 7, 2005

Letter to State Representative Dan Flynn, Decisions Volume 140

Advisory opinion on the lawful construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453.1(b) (108.07 KB)

Press Release

Collection Company Settles Unauthorized Billing Charges

Date

July 7, 2005

A company that sent bills to consumers for services consumers did not order has agreed to settle FTC charges that the billing scheme violated federal law. The company is barred from billing consumers...

Press Release

Children's Book Publisher to Pay $710,000 to Settle Charges it Violated Commission's Negative Option and Telemarketing Sales Rule

Date

June 21, 2005

New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...

Cases and Proceedings

FiberThin, LLC, Obesity Research Institute, LLC, Henny Den Uijl, Bryan Corlett James Ayres, and Dr. Jonathan M. Kelley, Defendants

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

June 20, 2005

FTC Matter/File Number

032-3196

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate

Date

June 16, 2005

Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman

By all members of the Commission

Testimony (50.84 KB)

Press Release

BJ's Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges

Date

June 16, 2005

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of thousands of its...

Rules

Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records

Rule Updated Date

June 1, 2005

This Rule requires businesses and individuals that maintain or otherwise possess consumer reports and records for a business purpose to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information...

Text of Rule

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (November 2004 – June 2005)

Date

June 1, 2005

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (November 2004 – June 2005) (486.45 KB)

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