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20191834: Assured Guaranty Ltd.; Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
20191835: Genstar Capital Partners IX, L.P.; Primus Capital Fund VII, LP
20191837: Eurazeo SE; Thoma Bravo Discover Fund, L.P.
20191838: Genstar IX AIV, L.P.; Providence Equity Partners VII OEConnection L.P.
20191840: Fox Corporation; Credible Labs Inc.
20191841: TPG Growth III (A), L.P.; Larry J. Courtnage
20191842: Windjammer Senior Equity Fund V, L.P.; BP HH Holdings LLC
20191843: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated; Samuel W. Fox
20191844: Antin IV Finco Sarl.; Veolia Environnement S.A.
20191845: EFR Group Holdings S.a.r.l.; Cumberland Farms, Inc.
20191846: salesforce.com, inc.; Optimizer CaymanCo Limited
20191852: Tenex Capital Partners II, L.P.; Quad-C Partners VIII, L.P.
20191853: Chemed Corporation; ORIX Corporation
20191861: Cornell Capital Partners LP; Southfield Vanguard Investment LP
XXL Impressions LLC / J2 Response L.L.P. / Synergixx, LLC
In February 2017, the FTC and the Maine AG’s office announced a complaint and three settlements with dietary supplement marketers who allegedly used radio infomercials deceptively formatted as talk shows and print ads featuring fictitious endorsers to advertise supplements purporting to improve memory and to reduce back and joint pain. The settlement orders resolving charges against the named in the complaint bar them from making similar deceptive claims, and prohibit them from engaging in a wide range of marketing practices that have caused serious financial injury to consumers. In April 2015, the FTC sent refunds to consumers who bought one of the company deceptively marketed supplements, CogniPrin. In August 2019, the FTC send refunds to consumers who bought FlexiPrin, another supplement the company sold.
UnitedHealth Group/DaVita, In the Matter of
The Federal Trade Commission has imposed conditions on UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of DaVita Medical Group. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that the proposed $4.3 billion acquisition would harm competition in healthcare markets in two Nevada counties, Clark and Nye. Under the proposed settlement, the FTC required UnitedHealth Group to divest DaVita’s HealthCare Partners of Nevada to Intermountain Healthcare. The Commission announced on Aug. 22, 2019 that the settlement was made final.
1908005 Informal Interpretation
Nobetes Corp.
In December 2018, officers of a company that marketed and sold Nobetes, a pill they claimed treats diabetes, settled an FTC complaint alleging that the advertising claims for the product are false or unsubstantiated. The order settling the FTC’s complaint prohibits the company and its officers from undertaking future deceptive practices, including making unsubstantiated health claims, misleading consumers about the terms of “free trial” offers, billing consumers without their consent, and other practices related to the use of “expert” endorsements and consumer testimonials. In addition, it requires them to pay money to provide refunds to consumers who bought the product. In August 2019, the FTC returned $60,791 to these consumers.
SecurTest, Inc., In the Matter of
The FTC alleged that while SecurTest initiated a Privacy Shield application in September 2017 with the U.S. Department of Commerce, the company did not complete the steps necessary to be certified as complying with the frameworks. Because it failed to complete certification, SecurTest was not a certified participant in the frameworks, despite representations to the contrary on its website. The settlement with the FTC prohibits SecurTest from misrepresenting its participation in any privacy or security program sponsored by a government, self-regulatory, or standard-setting organization, including the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks. It also must comply with reporting and compliance requirements.