Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for July 2008
July 30, 2008
- In the Matter of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a corporation.
FTC File No.: 081-0045
July 29, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
(United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
Civ. No. 07-cv-01021-PLF
FTC File No. 071 0114 - Marketing Food To Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation: A Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress (July 2008)
July 25, 2008
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Proposal To Rescind Federal Trade Commission Guidance Concerning the Current Cigarette Test Method: Extension of Public Comment Period Until September 12, 2008
July 22, 2008
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16 C.F.R. Part 23: Guides For The Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries: Federal Trade Commission Letter Declining To Amend The Guides With Respect To Use Of The Term "Cultured"
- 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Final Rule Updating the Fees Charged To Entities Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry To Conform to the Fee Structure Specified in the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
July 18, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff,
v. Davison & Associates, Inc., a Corporation, George M. Davison III, Individually, Thomas Dowler, Individually, Gordon M. Davison, Individually, Barbara Miele, Individually, Manufacturer's Support Services, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants, Barbara Davison, Individually, Relief Defendant.
(United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania)
Case No. 2:97-cv-01278-GLL
Civil Action No. 97-1278
FTC File No. 962 3310
July 17, 2008
- In the Matter of Pernod Ricard S.A.
FTC File No. 0810119 - Federal Trade Commission v. Payneless Credit Repair, LLC, and Lesley L. Payne
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division)
Case No. 3-08-cv-1160-M
FTC File No. 082 3053
July 16, 2008
- 16 C.F.R. Part 455: Regulatory Review of the Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule: Request For Public Comments
July 15, 2008
- United States of America v. Star Satellite, LLC, also doing business as Tenaya Marketing; Walter Eric Myers, individually and as an officer of Star Satellite, Defendants, and The Meyers Irrevocable Trust, Cindy Myers and Zachary T. Ball in their capacity as Trustees, Katie Myers and Mallory Myers, Relief Defendants
(United States District Court District of Nevada)
Case No.: 2:08-cv-00797-RLH-LRL
FTC File No. 052 3167 - United States of America v. Planet Earth Satellite, Inc., also doing business as Teichert Marketing, and Thomas Teichert, individually and as an officer of Planet Earth Satellite, Inc.
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division)
Case No.: 2:08-cv-1274-PHX
FTC File No. 052 3167 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Spear Systems, Inc., a Wyoming corporation; Bruce Parker, individually, and as an officer or director of Spears Systems, Inc.; Lisa Kimsey, individually, and as an officer of Spears Systems, Inc.; and Xavier Ratelle, individually, and doing business as eHealthyLife.com., Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
Civil Action No.: 07C-5597; FTC File No.: 072-3050
July 14, 2008
- Roundtable Discussion On Phishing Education: A Staff Report By the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Consumer and Business Education and Division of Marketing Practices (July 2008)
July 11, 2008
- 16 C.F.R. Part 305: The Federal Trade Commission Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule"): Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Consider the Effectiveness of Current Energy Labeling For Lamps (Commonly Referred To As "Light Bulbs") and Alternative Labeling Approaches, and Announcement of Public Roundtable Meeting On September 15, 2008
July 10, 2008
- In the Matter of Flow International Corporation, a corporation.
FTC File No. 081 0079 -
The National Do Not Call Registry: Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2007, Pursuant to the Do Not Call Implementation Act, On Implementation of the National Do Not Call Registry (July 2008).
July 9, 2008
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Behavioral Advertising, Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (July 9, 2008)
July 8, 2008
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Proposal To Rescind Federal Trade Commission Guidance Concerning the Current Cigarette Test Method
July 2, 2008
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Fair Credit Reporting Act: Notice and Request for Public Comment on Consumer Experiences with Consumer Reporting Agencies "CRAs" Research
July 1, 2008
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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. BurnLounge, Inc., a corporation, Juan Alexander Arnold, an individual, John Taylor, an individual, Rob DeBoer, an individual, and Scott Elliott, an individual, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division)
FTC File No. 062 3201 -
16 C.F.R. Part 305: The Federal Trade Commission Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule")