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20201592: Green Equity Investors Side VIII, L.P.; Warburg Pincus Private Equity XII, L.P.
Bradley Tewinkle v. Capital One, N.A.
Arko Holdings and Empire Petroleum Partners, In the Matter of
Arko Holdings Ltd. and Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC have agreed to divest retail fuel assets in local gasoline and diesel fuel markets across four states to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Arko’s proposed acquisition of Empire would violate federal antitrust law. The Commission announced final approval of the consent order in October 2020.
16 CFR Part 303: Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act
iBackPack of Texas, LLC
Douglas Monahan, operating through his company, iBackPack of Texas, LLC, settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that he operated a deceptive crowdfunding scheme that used contributors’ funds on himself rather than to deliver the high-tech backpack he promised.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Sound Policy on Consumer Protection Fundamentals
2010001 Informal Interpretation
2010003 Informal Interpretation
20201552: Nordic Capital X Alpha, L.P.; Morten Ebbesen
20201553: Genossenschaft Zentralschweizer Milchproduzenten ZMP; The Interogo Foundation
20201564: Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VI, LP; ProPharma Group Topco, LLC
NutraClick, LLC, et al.
In September 2016, nutritional supplement marketer NutraClick agreed to settle FTC charges that it lured consumers with “free” samples of supplements and beauty products and then violated the law by charging them a recurring monthly fee without their consent. Four years later, in September 2020, the FTC filed a complaint alleging the company and its two principals were continuing to deceptively market their products, in violation of the FTC order. The settlement order, announced simultaneously with the complaint, bans the defendants from negative option marketing and requires them to pay more than $1 million for consumer redress.
20201349: Clarivate Plc; GEI VII Capri Holdings, LLC
2009006 Informal Interpretation
Ponte Investments, LLC
A Rhode Island company and its owner will be permanently prohibited from misrepresenting they are affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges they misled consumers in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Ponte Investments, LLC, and its owner John C. Ponte were charged by the FTC in April 2020 with misleading small businesses to think they had an affiliation with the SBA and could offer companies access to the coronavirus relief programs administered by the agency.