Commission Actions

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Reckitt Benckiser Group, plc

Date

July 11, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

131 0036

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Reckitt Benckiser Group, plc (66.7 KB)

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc to Pay $50 Million to Consumers, Settling FTC Charges that the Company Illegally Maintained a Monopoly over the Opioid Addiction Treatment Suboxone

Date

July 11, 2019

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc has agreed to pay $50 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the antitrust laws through a deceptive scheme to thwart lower-priced generic...

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (556.69 KB)

FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme, Charges Operators with Misleading Consumers

Date

July 11, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission has stopped a student loan debt relief scheme, alleging it bilked more than $23 million from thousands of consumers with false claims that it would service and pay down...

Case Timeline Item

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (timeline item) - July 11, 2019

Date

July 11, 2019

Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief (211.36 KB)

Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Equitable Monetary Relief (2.36 MB)

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Elegant Solutions, Inc. (Mission Hills Federal) (timeline item) - July 11, 2019

Date

July 11, 2019

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [Seal Lifted] (6.06 MB)

July 9, 2019

FTC Releases Final Agenda for Workshop that will Examine Restrictions on Third-Party Repairs of Consumer Products

Date

July 9, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its July 16, 2019 workshop examining ways in which manufacturers may limit third-party repairs of various consumer products. Nixing the Fix...

After Healthcare System Sanford Health Abandons Acquisition of North Dakota Healthcare Provider Mid Dakota Clinic, FTC Dismisses Case from Administrative Trial Process

Date

July 9, 2019

Following the decision last week of Sanford Health to abandon its proposed acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic, the Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its case challenging the transaction through the...

Prevent Biometrics Inc. (impact sensor mouthguard)

Date

July 9, 2019

Matter Number

1823089

Closing letter to Eric L. Yaffe, Esq., Counsel for Prevent Biometrics Inc. (372.3 KB)

MBTIsense LLC (ROSH sensor)

Date

July 9, 2019

Matter Number

1823090

Closing letter to Amanda M. Fielder, Esq., Counsel for MBTIsense LLC (353.9 KB)

X2 Biosystems, Inc. (X-Patch and X-Patch Pro)

Date

July 9, 2019

Matter Number

1823097

Closing letter to Michael R. Gordon, Esq., Counsel for X2 Biosystems, Inc. (370.88 KB)

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Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 9, 2019

Date

July 9, 2019

Complaint Counsel’s Answering Brief To Respondent’s Appeal Brief (1.19 MB)

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Sanford Health/Sanford Bismarck/Mid Dakota Clinic, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 9, 2019

Date

July 9, 2019

July 8, 2019

FTC Returns More than $380,000 to Victims of Business Coaching and Development Services Scam

Date

July 8, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,177 checks totaling more than $380,000 to people who paid for purported business coaching services that were marketed as a way to help them earn thousands of...