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July 12, 2017

FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Study of the Effectiveness of Class Action Settlement Notice Programs

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July 12, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is issuing a second Federal Register notice as the next step in its proposal to study the effectiveness of class action settlement notice programs. The...

FTC Announces Agenda for First Economic Liberty Public Roundtable

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July 12, 2017

The FTC’s Economic Liberty Task Force has announced the agenda for its first Roundtable, Streamlining Licensing Across State Lines: Initiatives to Enhance Occupational License Portability . The July...

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Broadcom Limited and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc; Analysis to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement

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July 12, 2017

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection and Request For Public Comment On A Proposal To Conduct A Study To Examine Consumer Perception of Class Action Notices

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July 12, 2017

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 803: Changes to the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form So That It Conforms to Recently Published Amendments To the Associated Instructions and Reflects Changes in the Noncompliance Penalty

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July 12, 2017

July 11, 2017

Paint Companies Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers; Claimed Products Are Emission- and VOC-free and Safe for Babies and other Sensitive Populations

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July 11, 2017

Four paint companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively promoted products as emission-free or containing zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including...

FTC Action: Light Bulb and Cleaning Product Merchants Banned from Telemarketing Office Supplies

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July 11, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained court orders against two Maryland-based office supply operations charged with tricking small businesses, non-profit organizations, and other consumers into...

Acción de la FTC: Comerciantes de bombillos de luz y productos de limpieza no pueden comercializar materiales de oficina a través del sistema de telemercadeo

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July 11, 2017

La Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés) ha obtenido órdenes judiciales contra dos operaciones de venta de materiales de oficina con sede en Maryland acusadas de engañar a...

Federal Trade Commission Approves Appointment of Monitor in Pay-for-Delay Case against Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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July 11, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the appointment of Quantic Regulatory Services, LLC as monitor in its case alleging that Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. violated antitrust laws by using pay-for...

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Standard Industries LLC (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Judgment Against Defendants Midway Industries Limited Liability Company, Commercial Industries LLC, National LLC, State Power & Lighting LLC, Standard Industries LLC, Essex Industries, LLC, Johnson Distributing Limited Liability Company, Hansen Supply LLC, Environmental Industries, LLC, Mid Atlantic Industries LLC, Midway Management, LLC, and B & E Industries, LLC (493.35 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Judgment Against Defendant Eric A. Epstein (450.59 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Judgment Against Defendant Alan M. Landsman (321.05 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Judgment Against Defendant Andrew J. Stafford (386.66 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Judgment Against Defendant Brandon D. Riggs (311.14 KB)

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Benjamin Moore & Co., Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (127.72 KB)

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Complaint (369.41 KB)

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Exhibit A (Video) (23.48 MB)

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Exhibits B-G (2.48 MB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (16.87 KB)

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YOLO Colorhouse, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (61.53 KB)

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Complaint (61.25 KB)

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Exhibit A (2.41 MB)

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Exhibit B (Video) (10.53 MB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (16.16 KB)

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Lighting X-Change Company, LLC (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief Between Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission, and Defendant Benjamin Cox and Relief Defendant TBC Companies, Inc. (543.32 KB)

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Cox Order Attachment A (504.63 KB)

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Cox Order Attachment B (223.4 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief Between Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission and Defendant John Tharrington (642.9 KB)

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Attachment A (709.5 KB)

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Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief Between Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission and Defendants Vincent Stapleton and Lighting X-Change Company, LLC (836.76 KB)

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Attachment A (703.19 KB)

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Allergan, Watson and Endo (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Commission Letter Approving Quantic Regulatory Services LLC as Monitor (85.59 KB)

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Imperial Paints, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (53.86 KB)

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Complaint (624.46 KB)

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Complaint Exhibits A-M (71.69 MB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (34.46 KB)

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ICP Construction, Inc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 11, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (71.69 KB)

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Complaint (98.19 KB)

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Complaint Exhibits A-F (1.15 MB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (16.88 KB)

July 10, 2017

Public Statement

The Elusive Role of Competition in the Standard-Setting Antitrust Debate

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July 10, 2017

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Maureen K. Ohlhausen, The Elusive Role of Competition in the Standard-Setting Antitrust Debate (1.26 MB)

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BlueHippo Funding, LLC, and BlueHippo Capital, LLC (timeline item) - July 10, 2017

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July 10, 2017

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Federal Trade Commission v. Joseph K. Rensin, BlueHippo Funding, LLC, BlueHippo Capital, LLC (2d Cir.), Final Form Brief for the Federal Trade Commission, 17-669 (296.92 KB)

July 7, 2017

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (Privacy Rule)

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July 7, 2017

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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (timeline item) - July 7, 2017

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July 7, 2017

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Reply And Response Brief Of The Federal Trade Commission (241.42 KB)

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