Commission Actions for July 2003

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July 31, 2003

• Policy Statement On Monetary Equitable Remedies -- Including in Particular Disgorgement and Restitution -- In Federal Trade Commission Competition Cases Addressing Violations of the FTC Act, the Clayton Act, or the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
  • Text of the Policy Statement.
  • News Release

July 30, 2003

• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission v. Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:00-CV-0087-MHS (Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division).
  • Joint Motion for Modification of Consent Decree and Proposed Order Modifying Consent Decree [PDF 17KB]
  • News Release
    

• Federal Trade Commission v. No. 9068-8425 Quebec, Inc., doing business as Bio Lab, Cellu-Fight, and Quick Slim, and Jean-Francois Brochu, Civil Action No.: 1:02-CV-1128 (DNH-DRH) (Northern District of New York).
  • Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Settlement of Claims for Monetary Relief Against
    No. 9068-8425 Quebec, Inc., doing business as Bio Lab, Cellu-Fight, and Quick Slim and Jean-Francois Brochu. [PDF 886KB]
  • News Release

July 29, 2003

• Unither Pharma, Inc., and United Therapeutics Corporation. Docket No. C-4089 File No. 022 3036
  
  
• Snore Formula, Inc.; Dennis H. Harris, M.D.; Ronald E. General; and Gerald L. "Jerry" Harris, also doing business as KJ Enterprises. Docket No. C-4090 File No. 022 3247
  
  
• Baxter International, Inc. Docket No. C-3726
  
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Financial Literacy and Consumer Education, Presented by Joel C. Winston, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate (July 29, 2003).
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    

• 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Final Rule
  • Text of Federal Register Notice [PDF 86KB]
  • News Release

July 28, 2003

• Polygram Holding, Inc., Decca Music Group Limited, UMG Recordings, Inc., and Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.: Issuance of Opinion of the Commission and Final Order Docket No. 9298

July 25, 2003

• Shell Oil Company and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company File No. 021 0123 Docket No. C-4059

• SPA Health Organization, doing business as Southwest Physician Associates. File No. 011 0197 Docket No. C-4088

July 24, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. Darrell Richmond, an individual, doing business as BSN Direct!, Bargain Shopper Network Direct!, SMW Direct!, Specialty Merchandise Wholesale Direct!, Apex Direct Marketing Group, and Apex Enterprises, Case No. 3:02-3979-22 (District of South Carolina).
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning An Overview of Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Activities, Presented by Chairman Timothy J. Muris Before the Antitrust Task Force of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives (July 24, 2003)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    
    
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Issues Relating to Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements," Presented by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (July 24, 2003)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

July 23, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. United Fitness of America, LLC; George Sylva; EBrands Commerce Group LLC; John William Kirby, Jr.; Tristar Products, Inc.; and Kishore Mirchandani, also known as "Keith" Mirchandani, CV-S-02-0648-KJD-LRL (District of Nevada).
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. Hudson Berkley Corporation, doing business as Hudson Berkeley, Inc.; Matthias Granic; Bismarck Labs Corporation, doing business as BLC Bismarck Labs Corporation; TMI Tricom Marketing, Inc.; CCI CAD CAM Industries Ltd., Inc.; Bernd Ebert; and Oliver Braun (District of Nevada).
  
• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. Brake Guard Products, Inc.; Brake Guard Limited Liability Company; Kimberly Bennett, as personal representative of the Estate of Ed F. Jones, also known as Ellsworth F. Jones; and Lawrence H. Jones, No. C01-686P (Western District of Washington at Seattle)
  • Proposed Consent Decree [PDF 911K]
  • News Release
    

July 22, 2003

• Physician Network Consulting, L.L.C.; Michael J. Taylor; Professional Orthopedic Services, Inc.; The Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge, Inc.; Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic, L.L.C.; and Orthopaedic Surgery Associates of Baton Rouge, L.L.C. File No. 021 0178
  

• Southern Union Company and CMS Energy Corporation. File No. 031 0068 Docket No. C-4087

July 21, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. __________________, a minor, also known as _______________, by his parent ____________, Defendant (Central District of California).
  • Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief
    • Attachment B [PDF 401KB]
  • Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [PDF1.13MB]

July 18, 2003

• FTC v. Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al. (Southern District of Florida)
  • Stipulated Final Judgement and Order as to Defendants E-Credit Solutions, Inc., Scott A. Burley and Zentel Enterprises, Inc. [PDF 51KB]
  • News Release
    
    
• The Maine Health Alliance and William R. Diggins File No. 021 0017
  
  
• Global Instruments Ltd. , and Charles Patterson. File No. 022 3122

July 16, 2003

• FTC v. Ambus Registry, Inc., et al (Western District of Washington at Seattle)
  • Complaint for Injunction and other Equitable Relief [PDF 296KB]
  • News Release
    
    
• FTC v. Alyon Technologies, Inc., et al (Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division)
  • Order [PDF 764K]
  • Order Denying Defendants' Emergency Motion Concerning FTC Press Release [PDF 76K]

July 15, 2003

• Anesthesia Service Medical Group, Inc. File No. 021 0006 Docket No. C-4085
  
  
• Grossmont Anesthesia Services Medical Group, Inc. File No. 021 0006 Docket No. C-4086
  

July 14, 2003

• FTC v. Grant Search, Inc., et al. (West. Dist. Of Missouri)

July 11, 2003

• Washington University Physician Network. File No. 021 0188
  
  
• LCA-Vision, Inc. d/b/a LasikPlus , File Number 022-30 98, Docket No. C-4083
  
  
• The Laser Vision Institute, LLC , File Number 022-30 53, Docket No. C-4084

 

July 10, 2003

• Announcement of FDA Task Force Report on Consumer Health Information Initiative
  Presented by Chairman Timothy J. Muris (July 10, 2003).
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    
• Federal Trade Commission v. Wellquest International, Inc.; Eddie Mishan; Tony Hoffman Productions, Inc.; Anthony Hoffman; and Mark J. Buchfuhrer, Defendants, and Jeffrey Mishan, Steven Mishan, Al Mishan, Isaac Mishan, and Morris Mishan, Relief Defendants (Central District of California, Western Division)
  
  
• United State of America v. Lifestyle Fascination, Inc. (District of New Jersey)
  
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on The Fair Credit Reporting Act,
  Presented by Chairman Timothy J. Muris Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate (July 10, 2003).
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

July 9, 2003

• FTC v. Electronic Financial Group, Inc. et al. (Western District of Texas, Waco Division)
  • Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 776KB]
  • Temporary Restraining Order with Appointment of a Temporary Monitor and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 752KB]
  • News Release
    
    
• California Pacific Medical Group, Inc., doing business as Brown and Toland Medical Group. Docket No. 9306
  
  
• Alabama Trucking Association, Inc. Docket No. 9307
  
  
• Movers Conference of Mississippi, Inc. Docket No. 9308
  
  
• Kentucky Household Goods Carriers Association, Inc. Docket No. 9309
  

 

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Unsolicited Commercial Email,"
  Presented by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (July 9, 2003)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    
    
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on The Fair Credit Reporting Act,
  Presented by Chairman Timothy J. Muris Before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives (July 9, 2003)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    
    
• 16 C.F.R. Part 460: Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation Trade Regulation Rule: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  • Text of Federal Register Notice [PDF227kB]
  • News Release

July 8, 2003

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. RM01-12-000: Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission Service and Standard Electricity Market Design: Wholesale Power Market Platform White Paper: Comment of the Staff of the Bureau of Economics and the Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission (June 27, 2003).
  • Text of the Staff Comment
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission v. Patrick Cella, an individual, doing business as Quik Cash, U-Mail, Innovative Services, Central Solutions, Parallax Business Services, and Ace Distributing Center; David Herrera, an individual, doing business as Quik Cash, U-Mail, Innovative Services, Central Solutions, Parallax Business Services, Ace Distributing Center, Executive Worldwide, Easy Money, Coast Distributing and Credit Solutions; Irene Herrera, an individual, doing business as Quik Cash, Innovative Services, Central Solutions and Executive Worldwide; James Zezula, an individual, doing business as Easy Money, Coast Distributing and Credit Solutions; and Vincent Zezula, an individual, doing business as Coast Distributing and Executive Worldwide, (CV-03-3202 GAF (SHSx) (Central District of California)
  • First Amended Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 693KB]
  • Stipulated Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze and other Equitable Relief as to Defendant Patrick Cella [PDF 1MB]
  • Stipulated Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze and other Equitable Relief as to Defendants Irene Herrera, James Zezula and Vincent Zezula [PDF MB]
  • News Release

July 7, 2003

• FTC v. NEXGEN3000.COM, Inc., et al. (Dist. Of Ariz.)

 

July 3, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. Nanda Kumar Duraisami, also known as Nanda Dumar and D.N. Kumar, doing business as Best American Investment Services; Bellfield Rose International Corp.; BIC; and Melbourne International Bank ("MIB") (Western District of Washington at Seattle).
  

• Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Wine
  A Report from the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (July 2003) [PDF 3.2MB]
  • News Release

July 2, 2003

• End70 Corporation and Damien Zamora, defendants. (U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas Dallas Division), Civil Action No. 3:03cv0950N
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. Stuffingforcash.com Corp.; American Publishing, Inc.; Sound Publications, Inc.; Mailmax, Inc.; Nelson Barrero; Eduardo Gonzalez; and Ileana M. Morales, Case No. 02 C 5022 (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)

July 1, 2003

• Federal Trade Commission v. The College Advantage, Inc., also doing business as College Funding Center; Alan E. Baron; C Funding Group, LLC, also doing business as College Funding Group; and Edward F. Jacobs, Defendants; and Donna S. Baron and Claudia L. Jacobs, Relief Defendants, Civil Action No. 4:03CV179 (Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division).
  • Amended Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [PDF19KB]
  • News Release
    
• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. Michael S. Levey; Gary Ballen; Bentley Myers International Co.; Publisher's Data Services, Inc.; and Nutritional LIfe, Inc. (Central District of California, Western Division).
  

• Federal Trade Commission v. USA Pharmacal Sales, Inc.; John Pence; and Arthur Sussman
  (Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division).

• Federal Trade Commission v. Health Laboratories of North America, Inc., and Marc J. Kaplan (District of Columbia).
  • Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief Pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act [PDF27KB]
  • Stipulated Final Judgment and Order For A Permanent Injunction and Monetary Relief [PDF 39K]
  • News Release