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June 6, 2006

Press Release

FTC Chairman Appoints Jeanne Bumpus Director of the Office of Congressional Relations

Date

June 6, 2006

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has named Jeanne Bumpus to be Director of the agency’s Office of Congressional Relations. Anna H. Davis, who served in that capacity for almost...

Press Release

FTC/DOJ File Joint Amicus Brief in Case of Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A. v. Atofina, et al.; FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Concerning the Guides for the Nursery Industry

Date

June 6, 2006

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A. v...

Press Release

Interagency Task Force on Competition in Electric Energy Markets Requests Public Comments Concerning its Preliminary Report on Competition in the Electric Power Industry

Date

June 6, 2006

Issuance of preliminary interagency task force report: An interagency task force established under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 today issued a draft report on competition in wholesale and retail...

June 5, 2006

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Hearings on Single-firm Conduct to Begin June 20

Date

June 5, 2006

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the first in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the antitrust...

June 2, 2006

Press Release

FTC Warns Veterans to Delete Unsolicited Emails

Date

June 2, 2006

The Federal Trade Commission is cautioning veterans to be extra careful of scams following the recent data breach at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). In the past, fraudsters have used events...

Press Release

FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Extending Comment Period on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule

Date

June 2, 2006

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning the proposed Business Opportunity Rule. The notice, which was...

Amicus Briefs

Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A., et al. v. Atofina S.A. et al.

Date

June 2, 2006

Citation Number

05-5754-cv

Federal Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, addressing the proper application of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act where a foreign plaintiff's...

Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A., et al. v. Atofina S.A. et al. (101.8 KB)

June 1, 2006

Report

2006 Report

Date

June 1, 2006

2006 Report (494.28 KB)

Press Release

Authentic or Counterfeit? How to Buy Genuine American Indian Arts and Crafts

Date

June 1, 2006

Whether drawn to the beauty of turquoise and silver jewelry or the earth tone colors of Indian pottery, having some knowledge about American Indian arts and crafts can help consumers get the most for...

Press Release

FTC Staff: Consumers Benefit from Use and Availability of Online Auction Trading Assistants; Licensing Should Not be Required

Date

June 1, 2006

In comments provided to the Louisiana State Senate, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection, Competition, and Economics and its Office of Policy Planning expressed their...

Federal Register Notice

Business Opportunity Rule - 16 CFR Part 437 (Extending Comment Period on Proposed Rule)

Date

June 1, 2006

Extending Comment Period on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule

Advocacy Filings

FTC and Department of Justice Comments to Hon. Helene E. Weinstein Regarding New York A.B. A05596 to Establish that Certain Services Related to Real Estate Transactions May be Provided Only by Attorneys

Date

June 1, 2006

Matter Number

V060016

FTC and Department of Justice Comments to Hon. Helene E. Weinstein Regarding New York A.B. A05596 to Establish that Certain Services Related to Real Estate Transactions May be Provided Only by Attorneys (418.5 KB)

May 31, 2006

Press Release

FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief with DOJ in Matter of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co.; Commission Approves J&J Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Guidant Order; FTC Staff Files Comments with Texas State Bar on Attorney Online Matching

Date

May 31, 2006

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross...

Case Timeline Item

Johnson & Johnson, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 31, 2006

Date

May 31, 2006

Order Reopening and Setting Aside Order (36.6 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 06-1

Date

May 31, 2006

Discusses the practice of upselling and certain exemptions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Opinion 06-1 (67 KB)

May 30, 2006

Press Release

Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business

Date

May 30, 2006

Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...

Case Timeline Item

Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006

Date

May 30, 2006

Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction Against David Kapp (764.08 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Internet Marketing Group, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation; et al. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006

Date

May 30, 2006

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Internet Marketing Group, Inc., OneSetPrice. Inc., First Choice Terminal. Inc. (a Louisiana Corporation), First Choice Terminal. Inc. (an Arizona Corporation), B & C Ventures. Inc., RPM Marketing Group. Inc., and National Event Coordinators. Inc. (1.84 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against David G. Cutler (1.45 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Cindy Gannon (1.59 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Paul D. Bonnallie (1.44 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Tisa Christiana Spraul (1.45 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Michael J. Hatch (1.59 MB)

May 26, 2006

Amicus Briefs

Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co

Date

May 26, 2006

Citation Number

05-381

Federal Court

Supreme Court of the United States

Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in this case, in which the court of appeals held that the standard for...

Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co (188.01 KB)

May 25, 2006

Press Release

Court Sticks Envelope-Stuffing Pitchman with Civil Contempt Judgment

Date

May 25, 2006

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a civil contempt judgment was entered against Mark E. Shelton, a defendant who was previously ordered to stop an envelope-stuffing scam in 2004. The...

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