Commission Actions for July 2004

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July 30 , 2004

• United States of America, Plaintiff(s) v. Mantra Films, Inc. and, Joseph R. Francis, defendants, (U. S. District Court Central District of California), Civil Action No. CV-03-9184 RSWL, FTC File No. 022-3004
  
  
• In the Matter of South Carolina State Board of Dentistry, Docket No. 9311
  
  
• Comments of the Staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission, Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Request for Comments on Nutrient Claims, General Principles; Health Claims, General Requirements and Other Specific Requirements for Individual Health Claims; Reopening of the Comment Period, Docket Nos. 1994P-0390 and 1995P-0241 (July 2004) V040020
  • Text of the Staff Comments [PDF 902KB]
  • News Release
  
  
• In the Matter of Robert Lewis, James Sowder, Gerald Wear, and Joel R. Yoseph, individually., File No. 031 0155
  
  
• Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Fees Charged to Entities Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry: Final Rule
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice [PDF 47KB]
    • Appendix to the Federal Register Notice [PDF 7KB]
  • News Release

July 29, 2004

• Creaghan A. Harry, individually and doing business as Hitech Marketing, Scientific Life Nutrition, and Rejuvenation Health Corp., FTC v. (United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division) FTC File No: 042 3085, Case No.: 04C-4790
  
  
• Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc.; One Star Marketing. Inc.; Debt Specialist of America; Inc.; Ameridebt
  Group, Inc.; Credit Counseling Specialists of America, Inc.; Dale Buird, Jr.; Dale Buird, Sr.; and Shawn Buird, v. FTC (United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division) FTC File No. 042-3029, Case No.: 8:04-CIV-1674-T-17-MSS

July 28, 2004

• The Proposed Joint Venture Between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG, FTC File No. 041-0054
  
  
• In the Matter of Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis, FTC File No. 041-0031, Docket No. C-4112
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. Integrated Capital Inc., et al (United States District Court District of Nevada) Case No. CV-N-03-0412-DWH (RAM)
  • Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Holding Defendant Integrated Capital Inc. and Alan Wilson in Civil Contempt and for Order Modifying Stipulated Final Order [PDF 107KB]
  • Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Holding Defendant Integrated Capital Inc. and Alan Wilson in Civil Contempt and for Order Modifying Stipulated Final Order [PDF 1.06MB]
  • News Release
    
    
• Enforcement Actions Pursuant to Title V, Subtitle B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Fraudulent Access to Financial Information"): Fourth Annual Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (July 2004)
  • Text of Report [PDF 18KB]

July 23, 2004

• Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (July 2004)
  • Text of the Complete Report
  • Executive Summary of the Report
  • News Release
    
    
• FTC v. Global Web Solutions Inc. et al. (United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
• Nestle Holdings, Inc.; Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.; and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., File No. 021 0174, Docket No. C-4082

July 22, 2004

• FTC v. 4086465 Canada, Inc., a Corporation d/b/a International Protection Center and Consumers Protection Center, Alain Chikhani, a/k/a Allain Chikani, individually and as an owner, officer, director, and/or administrator of the corporate defendant, and Rafik Chikani, individually and as an owner, officer, director, and/or administrator of the corporate defendant (D.C. N.D. Ohio)
  • Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief
  • (Proposed) ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, with Asset Freeze, Expedited Discovery, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue
  • News Release

July 21, 2004

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. 4049705 Canada Inc., a corporation, d/b/a Pinacle, 3782484 Canada Inc, a corporation, d/b/a M.D.S.C. Publishing, and Terrence Croteau, individually and as an owner, officer, or director of the corporate defendants, Defendants., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Civil No. 04C 4694

July 19, 2004

• The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003:  16 C.F.R. Part 680:
  Affiliate Marketing Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:  Extension of Public Comment Period Until August 16, 2004
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

July 16, 2004

• Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Petitioner v. Kroger Company, et al. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari To the United States Court of Appeals For the Sixth Circuit, In the Supreme Court of the United States, Case No. 03-779
  
  
• In the Matter of American Air Liquide, Inc., Docket No. C-4109, File No. 041 0020
  
  
• File No. V040021
  Comment of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Market-Based Rates for Public Utilities, Docket No. RM04-7-000 (July 16, 2004)
  • Text of the Commission Comment
  • News Release
    
    
• File No. V040022
  Comment of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Solicitation Processes for Public Utilities, Docket No. PL04-6-000; and Acquisition and Disposition of Merchant Generation Assets by Public Utilities, Docket No. PL04-9-000 (July 14, 2004)
  • Text of the Commission Comment
  • News Release

July 15, 2004

• In the Matter of Aspen Technology, Inc., Docket No. 9310
  
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Market Forces, Anticompetitive Activity, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets,
  Presented by William E. Kovacic, General Counsel, Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives - Hearing on Status of U.S. Refining Industry (July 15, 2004)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony, Including Figures 1-15 and Appendix
  • United States Gasoline Requirements Map
  • News Release

July 14 , 2004

• United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Imperial Palace, Inc., d.b.a. Imperial Palace Casino, and Imperial Palace of Mississippi, Inc., Defendants., United States District Court for the District of Nevada, FTC File No. 0323050, Civ. No. CV-S-04-0963-RLH-PAL

July 13, 2004

• In the Matter of Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., File No. 032 3052

 

July 12 , 2004

• Federal Trade Commission, plaintiff, v. Internet Marketing Group, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation; OneSetPrice, Inc., a Florida Corporation; First Choice Terminal, Inc., a Louisiana Corporation; First Choice Terminal, Inc., an Arizona Corporation; B & C Ventures, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; RPM Marketing Group, Inc., a Florida Corporation;National Event Coordinators, Inc., a Florida Corporation; David G. Cutler; Cindy Gannon; Paul D. Bonnallie; Tisa Christiana Spraul; and Michael J. Hatch, defendants, In the United States District Court, For the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, Civil Action No. 3-04 0568

July 9 , 2004

• Nestle Holdings, Inc.; Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.; and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., File No. 021 0174, Docket No. C-4082

• The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and the Fair Credit Reporting Act: 16 C.F.R. Part 698:
  Summaries of Rights and Notices of Duties Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Publication of Proposed Guidance for Forms, and Request for Public Comment
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
    • Appendix E: Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft: Summary of Consumer Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    • Appendix F: A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    • Appendix G: Notice to Furnishers of Information: Obligations of Furnishers Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    • Appendix H: Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • News Release
    
    
• American Air Liquide, Inc., Docket No. C-4109, File No. 041 0020
  

July 8 , 2004

• Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fourth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries (July 2004): A Report to Congress
  

• Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau; Shop America (USA) LLC; Robert Barefoot; and Deonna Enterprises, Inc. (Northern District of Illinois), File No. 032 3064, Civil Action No. 03 C3904
  

July 7, 2004

• Implementation of Section 216 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, 16 CFR Part 682
  Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records: Supplemental Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
  for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
  
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
    
  • News Release
    
• In the Matter of Gateway Learning Corp., FTC File No. 042-3047
  

• In the Matter of Union Oil Company of California, Docket No. 9305
  

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Market Forces, Anticompetitive Activity, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets,
  Presented by William E. Kovacic, General Counsel, Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives (July 7, 2004)
  
  • Text of the Commission Testimony, Including Figures 1-15 and Appendix
    
  • United States Gasoline Requirements Map
    
  • News Release
    

July 2 , 2004

• Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Enforcement Assistance in Commercial Email
  Matters among the Following Agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia: the
  United States Federal Trade Commission, the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading, the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Trade And Industry in the United Kingdom, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and the Australian Communications Authority
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

July 1 , 2004

• Federal Trade Commission, plaintiff v. Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc., d/b/a Today’s Health and Direct Fulfillment, ITV Direct, Inc., d/b/a Direct Fulfillment, Donald W. Barrett, Healthy Solutions, LLC d/b/a Direct Business Concepts, Health Solutions, Inc., Alejandro Guerrero, a/k/a Alex Guerrero, Michael Howell, Greg Geremesz, Triad ML Marketing, Inc., King Media, Inc., and Allen Stern, defendants., United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, FTC File No. 023 3138, Civil Action No. 04-CV-11136-GAO
  
  
• Vista Health Acquisition of Provena St. Therese Medical Center, File No. 011 0225