Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for August 2008
August 28, 2008
- The Prohibition of Unfair Methods of Competition In Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act: Announcement of Public Workshop To Consider the Appropriate Scope of Section 5 In Light of Legal Precedent, Economic Learning, and Changing Business Practices In A Global and Hi-Tech Economy, And Request for Public Comment.
August 27, 2008
- Emerging Health Care Competition and Consumer Issues: Announcement of Two Public Federal Trade Commission Workshops -- Respectively Addressing (1) Competition Provided By Developing An Abbreviated Regulatory Approval Pathway For Follow-On Biologic Drugs, and (2) Competition Among Health Care Providers Based On Quality Information -- And Notice of Opportunity For Public Comment
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Integrity Marketing Team, Inc., a Florida Corporation doing business as Home Business System, Byron C. Peterson, an individual doing business as Home Business System, and Min Sung Kim, an individual doing business as Home Business System, and as an officer of Integrity Marketing Team, Inc., Defendants.
(United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)
Case No. 07-CV-61152;
FTC File No.: 072-3157 - Federal Trade Commission v. Ziolo Cruz (also known as Zoilo Cruz Carrion), individually and d/b/a International Marketing. (United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico)
FTC File No. 082-3169
August 26, 2008
- Commission Letter Denying Petition Requesting Initiation of A Trade Regulation Rule Proceeding Concerning Qualified Intermediaries Filed By the Federation of Exchange Accommodators
August 20, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Eric G. Louie, doing business as Fastcashathome.com, Fastcashathome.homestead.com, and Hometypers.com; and Calvin G. Louie, doing business as Moneymakingsecret.homestead.com, Realcashprograms.com, and Dataentrypro.com, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern Division).
Civil No. CV-06-07619
August 19, 2008
- 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Telemarketing Sales Rule: Commission Adoption of Amendment Making Explicit A Prohibition On Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls Without A Consumer's Express Written Agreement To Receive Such Calls: Final Rule
- Federal Trade Commission v. Select Personnel Management, Inc., an Ontario, Canada, corporation d/b/a Select management Solutions, and James Stewart, individually and as an officer or director of Select Personnel Management, Inc., d/b/a Select Management Solutions.
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
FTC File No. 062 3215 - In the Matter of Flow International Corporation, a corporation.
FTC File No. 081 0079
August 15, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Data Business Solutions Inc., also d/b/a Internet Listing Service Corp., ILS Corp., ILSCORP.NET, Domain Listing Service Corp., DLS Corp., and DLSCORP.NET, Ari Balabanian, Isaac Benlolo, and Kirk Mulveney, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Civil Action No.: 08-CV-2783
FTC File No. 072-3038 - Federal Trade Commission v. 9107-4021 Quebec, Inc. a corporation also d/b/a Med Provisions, and Pronto Meds, Sameer Malhotra, individually and as an officer of the corporation, and Pooja Malhotra, individually and as an officer of the corporation.
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division)
Civil Action No.: 1:08-cv-1051;
FTC File No. 082 3098
August 14, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission v. Airborne Health, Inc., also d/b/a Airborne, Inc., also d/b/a Knight-McDowell Labs, Airborne Holdings, Inc., Victoria Knight-McDowell, also d/b/a Airborne, Inc., also d/b/a Knight McDowell Labs, and Thomas John McDowell, a/k/a Rider McDowell, also d/b/a Airborne, Inc., also d/b/a Knight-McDowell Labs.
(United States District Court Central District of California)
FTC File No. 072 3183
August 13, 2008
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16 C.F.R. Part 317: Prohibitions On Market Manipulation and False Information in Subtitle B of Title VIII of The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment
Text of the Federal Register Notice. - In the Matter of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a corporation
FTC File No.: 071-0193
August 12, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission v. North American Herb and Spice Co., LLC, a limited liability company, and Judy Kay Gray, individually and as the owner and manger of North American Herb and Spice Co.
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
Civil Action No. 08 CV 3169
FTC File No. 062 3214
August 8, 2008
- In the Matter of TALX Corporation, a corporation.
FTC File No.: 061 0209
August 5, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Edge Solutions, Inc., a/k/a The Debt Settlement Company, and a/k/a The Debt Elimination Center, Money Cares, Inc., a/k/a The Debt Settlement Company, and a/k/a The Debt Elimination Center, Pay Help, Inc., Miriam Lovinger, individually and as an officer of the corporations, and Robert Lovinger, individually and as an officer of the corporations, Defendants.
(United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)
Civil Action No.CV 07-4087;
FTC File No: 072-3025
August 1, 2008
- In The Matter of The TJX Companies, Inc.
FTC File No. 072-30551 - In the Matter of Reed Elsevier Inc. and Seisint, Inc.
FTC File No. 052-3094