Commission Actions for March 2007
March 30, 2007
March 27, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission v. Debt Set, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Debt-Set, a Nevada corporation, Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., a Colorado corporation, William “Bill” Riggs, individually and as an officer or director of Debt Set, Inc. and Debt-Set, Michelle Tucker, a.k.a. Michelle Mangan, individually and as an officer or director of Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., Lee Tucker, a.k.a. Leo Mangan, individually and as an officer or director of Debt-Set, and Isaac Khan, a.k.a. Isaac M. Klan or Ishaq Mohammad Khan, individually, and as an officer or director of Debt-Set. (United States District Court for the District of Colorado) FTC File No. 062-3140
March 23, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Twenty-Ninth Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Commission Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives In 2006 (March 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Global Marketing Group, Inc.; Global Business Solutions, LLC; Globalpay, Inc.; Globalpay, LLC; Globalpay BV; Synergy Consulting Services, LLC; First Processing Corporation; and Ira N. Rubin; Defendants, and Phoelicia Daniels, Relief Defendant. (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division); Civil Action No.: 8:06-CV-02272 JSM-TGW; FTC File No. 062-3186
- 16 C.F.R. Part 311 (R511036): Test Procedures and Labeling Standards For Recycled Oil [The Recycled Oil Rule]: Completion of Regulatory Review and Retention of the Rule In Its Current Form, As Amended to Incorporate By Reference American Petroleum Institute Publication 1509, Fifteenth Edition.
- Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records: Proposed New Routine Use That Would Permit Disclosure of Commission Records Governed by the Privacy Act When Reasonably Necessary.
- In the Matter of MiRealSource, Inc. Docket No. 9321; FTC File No.: 061 0266
- In the Matter of Hospira, Inc. and Mayne Pharma Limited; File No. 071 0002, Docket No. C-4182
- In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174
- Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment Before The Florida Bar Regarding Proposed Changes To Rule 4-7.6 of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding Computer-Accessed Communications (March 2007) (V070002)
March 22, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mystery Shop Link, LLC, a Maine Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants. (United States District Court for the Central District of California Western Division), Civil Action No.: CV07-01791 SJO (SHx); FTC File No. 062-3134
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. 1522838 Ontario Inc., a corporation, d/b/a International Industrial Trade Directory, Gerhard Mintz, a/k/a Gerry Mintz, individually and as an owner and director of the corporate defendant, William George Fisk, a/k/a Michael Kelly, individually, and Emma G. Wanjiku, individually, Defendants. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division); Civil Action No. 06C-5378; File No. 062-3129
March 21, 2007
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions For An Evolving Problem, Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee On Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate
- The Privacy Provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Subtitle A of Title V) and Section 728 of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury; National Credit Union Administration; Federal Trade Commission; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Securities and Exchange Commission: Interagency Proposal for Model Privacy Form Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
March 20, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. 120194 Canada, Ltd., d/b/a Veritech Communications, Veritech Communication Services, Veritech, Prime One Benefits, Prime One Financial, Prime One, First National Credit Service, and U.S. National Credit; Prime One Financial Group, Inc., d/b/a Prime One Benefits, Prime One Financial, Prime One, First National Credit Service, and U.S. National Credit; Marketing Directives, Inc . ; Paul Price: and Elissa R. Price, a/k/a Lisa Price and Lisa Wells, Defendants. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division) Civil Action No.: 04C 7204
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Randall L. Leshin, Randall L. Leshin, P.A. also d/b/a Express Consolidation, Express Consolidation, Inc., Consumer Credit Consolidation, Inc., and Maureen A. Gaviola, Defendants. (United States District Court Southern District of Florida) Civil Action No.: 0:06-CV-61851-WJZ; Case No. 06-61851, CIV-Zloch; File No. 052-3146
March 19, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. International Product Design, Inc.; the Innovation Center, Inc.; National Idea Center, Inc.; New Products of America, Inc.; Azure Communications, Inc dba London Communications, Inc.; International Licensing Corporation, Inc.; Robert N. Waxman; Peter Doran; Darrell Mormando; Julian Gumpel; and Greg Wilson, Defendants.
(United District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division) FTC File No. X97-0071
March 16, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment Before the Louisiana State Bar Association Rules of Professional Conduct Committee Regarding Proposed Rules On Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation
(March 2007) (V070001)
- In the Matter of TC Group, L.L.C., a limited liability company, Riverstone Holdings LLC, a limited liability company, Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, L.P., a limited partnership, and Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, L.P., a limited partnership; File No. 061 0197; Docket No. C-4183
March 15, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Myfreemedicine.com, LLC, a California Limited Liability Corporation, and Geoffrey J. Hasler, Individually and as a Member of Myfreemedicine.com, LLC, Defendants; United States District Court for the Western District of Washington At Seattle, Civil No. CV5 1607
- In the Matter of Equitable Resources, Inc., Dominion Resources, Inc., Consolidated Natural Gas Company, and The Peoples Natural Gas Company, Docket No. 9322
March 12, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Capital Acquisitions & Management Corp., a corporation, RM Financial Services, Inc., a corporation, Capital Properties Holdings, Inc., a corporation, Caribbean Asset Management, Ltd., a corporation, Reese Waugh, Jerome Kuebler, Eric Woldoff, George Othon, Jeffrey Garrington, David Kapp, Joshua Rausch, Michael Seng, and Billy Martin, Defendants. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division); Civil Action No. 04C50 147; FTC File No.: X040036
- In the Matter of Kmart Corporation, Kmart Services Corporation, and Kmart Promotions, LLC, corporations. FTC File No.: 062 3088
- In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174
March 9, 2007
- In the Matter of Missouri Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; FTC File No. 061-0026
- 16 C.F.R. Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising: Request for Public Comments: Extension of the Deadline for the Submission of Comments To June 18, 2007
- In the Matter of Zango, Inc. f/k/a 180Solutions, Inc., a corporation, Keith Smith, individually and as an officer of the corporation, and Daniel Todd, individually and as an officer of the corporation. FTC File No. 052 3130
- In the Matter of Linde AG and The BOC Group PLC; File No. 061 0114; Docket No. C-4163
- 16 C.F.R. Part 432: Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Termination of Rulemaking; Determination Not to Amend the Rule and to Place the Rule On the Regular Review Schedule for 2008; and Certain Determinations Concerning Multichannel Amplifiers.
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Information Search, Inc. and David J. Kacala, individually and as an officer of Information Search, Inc., Defendants. United States District Court for the District of Maryland Northern Division, Civil Action No.: 1:06-CV-01099-AMD; FTC File No.: 062 3102
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act, Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (March 9, 2007)
March 7, 2007
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: An Overview of Commission Antitrust Enforcement Activities, Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate (March 7, 2007)
March 6, 2007
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