Commission Actions:  March 2003

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March 31, 2003

• United States of America v. Univend, LLC, an Alabama limited liability company, et al. (Southern District of Alabama)

• United States (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. Boston Scientific Corporation, Civil Action No. 00-12247-PBS (District of Massachusetts).
  • Memorandum and Order of the District Court Directing Boston Scientific Corporation to Pay Civil Penalties In the Amount of $7.040 Million
    [PDF 1.2 MB]
  • News Release

March 28, 2003

• 16 C.F.R. Part 310
  Telemarketing Sales Rule: Commission Responses to Supplemental Petitions for Stays of Certain Provisions of the Rule
  • Text of Commission Letter Responding to Supplemental Petition of the Direct Marketing Association
  • Text of Commission Letter Responding to Supplemental Petition of the American Teleservices Association
  • News Release
     
• 16 C.F.R. Part 310
  Telemarketing Sales Rule:
  Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment Concerning Imposition of Fees On Entities Accessing the National Do-Not-Call Registry, and Announcement That Full Compliance With the Do-Not-Call Registry Provision Will Be Required by October 1, 2003.
  • Text of Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
     
• 16 C.F.R. Part 305
  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"): Proposed Rule and Proposed Conditional Exemption
  • Text of Federal Register Notice
    • Prototype Label 2
    • Sample Label 3
    • Request From the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers [PDF 26K]
  • News Release

March 27, 2003

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The Internet Sale of Prescription Drugs From Domestic Websites,"
  Presented by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives (March 27, 2003)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony [PDF 32KB]
  • News Release

March 26, 2003

• LCA-Vision, Inc. d/b/a LasikPlus, File Number 022-3098
   
• The Laser Vision Institute, LLC, File Number 022-3053

March 25, 2003

• Empagran S.A. v. Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd. No. 01-7115 (D.C. Cir.).
  
  • Brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc [PDF 113K]
    
  • News Release

March 24, 2003

• The Ted Warren Corporation, The Ken Roberts Institute, Inc., The Ken Roberts Company, and Ken Roberts, as an officer of the corporations, File No. 992 3298
   
• Federal Trade Commission v. SkyBiz.com, Inc., et al. (Northern District of Oklahoma)
  • Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction As To Defendant SkyBiz.com, Inc., SkyBiz International Ltd., World Service Corporation, Nanci Corporation International, Worldwide Service Corporation, James S. Brown, Elias F. Masso, Nanci H. Masso, and Kier E. Masso. [PDF 875K]
  • News Release

March 21, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. Healthcare Claims Network, Inc., a California corporation doing business as Med Data Solutions and Southern California Billing Services; Stanford Miller, individually and doing business as Medical Claims Network; Charles G. Lloyd, individually and doing business as Med Data Solutions, and as an officer of Healthcare Claims Network, Inc.; and Anne Miller, individually and doing business as Med Data Solutions, and as an officer of Healthcare Claims Network, Inc. (Central District of California, Western Division)
   
• FTC v. Speedway Motorsports, Inc., and Oil-Chem Research Corporation, (Middle District of North Carolina), File No. 002 3256, Civil Action No. 1:01CV00126

• Lentek International, Inc., Joseph Durek, and Lou Lentine, Docket No. 9303

March 20, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. 30 Minute Mortgage, Inc., Gregory P. Roth, and Peter W. Stolz (Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division), Case No. 03-60021
  • Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 1.1M]
  • Stipulated Order of Preliminary Injunction [PDF 1.8M]
  • News Release

March 19, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. Mitchell D. Gold, individually and as an officer or director of U.S. Marketing, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division), SA CV 98-968 DOC (RZx), FTC File No. X990005

March 18, 2003

• Solvay S.A., File No. 021 0067, Docket No. C-4046

• Staff Advisory Opinions
  • Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH)
  • Valley Baptist Medical Center (VBMC)

• Biovail Corporation, File No. 011-0094, Docket No.l C-4060

• Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated, Docket No. C-4073,
  File No. 021 0100

• Indiana Household Movers and Warehousemen, Inc., File No. 021 0115

 

March 14, 2003

• 16 C.F.R. Part 310
  Telemarketing Sales Rule:
  Commission Responses to Request and Petition for Stays of Certain Provisions of the Rule
  • Text of Commission Letter Responding to Request of the American Teleservices Association
  • Text of Commission Letter Responding to Petition of the Direct Marketing Association
  • News Release
     
• Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company, File No. 021 0040, Docket No. C-4058

March 11, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. Rexall Sundown, Inc., Case No. 00-7016-CIV-MARTINEZ (Southern District of Florida)

March 7, 2003

• File Nos. 001 0221, 011 0046, and 021 0181
  In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

March 4, 2003

• Union Oil Company of California, File No. 011 0214, Docket No. 9305

• Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company, File No. 021 0040, Docket No. C-4058