Commission Actions for December 2006
December 29, 2006
December 28, 2006
December 26, 2006
- President's Identity Theft Task Force Seeks Public Comment
- 16 C.F.R. Chapter 1: Regulatory Review Schedule and Notice of Intent To Request Public Comments on the following Rules and Guides : Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products; Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule; and Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles.
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Juan Matos, individually and doing business as QTX, and Belinda Cure, Defendants. (United States District Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division); Civil Action No.: 06-61429; FTC File No. 062-3206; X060055
December 22, 2006
December 21, 2006
- Negative Options: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop -- On January 25, 2007 -- Analyzing Negative Option Marketing
December 20, 2006
- 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
- In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174
December 19, 2006
December 18, 2006
- Telemarketing Sales Rule: Extension Beyond January 2, 2007 of Forbearance Policy With Respect to Enforcement of the Prohibition of Prerecorded Calls in the Rule
December 14, 2006
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. DirecTV, a California Corporation; D.R.D., Inc., also doing business as Power Direct, an Ohio Corporation; Daniel R. Delfino, individually and as an officer of D.R.D., Inc.; and Nomrah Records, also doing business as Direct Activation, a Florida Corporation, Defendants. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division; File No. 042 3039; Civil Action No. SACV05 1211
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Del Sol LLC, also d/b/a Del Sol Educational, and Fernando Gonzalez Lopez, Defendants. (United States District Court, Central District of California); FTC File Nos.: 052-3020; X05 0045; Civil Action No.: CV-05-3013 GAF(RCx)
December 12, 2006
- In the Matter of Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Inc., File No. 061 0220 Docket No. C-4180
- Allowable Charges Under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for Disclosures to Consumers
- In the Matter of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation and Andrx Corporation, a corporation. FTC File No. 061-1039 Docket No. C-4172
- Project False Hopes: List of FTC Cases
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. The Results Group, L.L.C., an Arizona Limited Liability Company, Edward R. Longoria, individually and as a manager of The Results Group, L.L.C., and Amber R. Halvorson, individually and as a manager of The Results Group, L.L.C., Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Arizona), Civil No. CV 06 2843 PHX JAT, FTC File No. 062 3205
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Group C Marketing, Inc., a California Corporation doing business as HBG Publications, and Satinderjit Singh Chadha, individually and as an officer of Group C Marketing, Inc., Defendants (United States District Court for the Central District of California), Civil Action No. CV 06-6019-GHK (JCx).
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mazzoni & Son, Inc., a Michigan corporation, doing business as EDI Healthclaims Network, and doing business as Concept Trading Company, and Breeze Freeze, Inc., a Michigan corporation, and Dolele & Associates, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, and Four Seasons Beverage & Equipment, Inc., a Michigan corporation, and Metro Plymouth Business Park, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, and Chester J. Mazzoni, individually and as an officer or principal of Mazzoni & Son, Inc., EDI Healthclaims Network, Concept Trading Company, Breeze Freeze, Inc., Four Seasons Beverage & Equipment, Inc., and Metro Plymouth Business Park, LLC, and Leo Douglas Lepo, also known as Douglas L. Lepo, individually and as an officer or principal of Mazzoni & Son, Inc., EDI Healthclaims Network, Concept Trading Company, Breeze Freeze, Inc., Dolele & Associates, LLC, Four Seasons Beverage & Equipment, Inc., and Metro Plymouth Business Park, LLC, Defendants ((United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division), Case No. 1:06CV2385; JUDGE: Gaughan; FTC File No. 062-3033
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Holiday Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Holiday Ink, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Holiday Ink Half Price, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Richard J. Morrell, also known as Nick Cascario, R.J. Morrell, and Nick Morrell, individually, and as owner, officer, director, or manager of one or more of the above-listed corporations, and Richard J. Cascario, also known as Richard J. Morrell, Jr., individually, and as owner, officer, director, or manager of one or more of the above-listed corporations, Defendants, and N.M.C. Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Relief Defendant (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia), Civil Action No. 1: 06-CV-2939, FTC File No. 062-3106
- 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.
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. ROUTE WIZARD, Inc., an Alabama corporation; LIBERTY ROUTES, Inc., an Alabama corporation; READY ROUTES, Inc., an Alabama corporation; ROUTECRAFTERS, Inc., an Alabama corporation; CA$H ROUTE$, Inc., an Alabama orporation; NOVASTAR VENDING, Inc., an Alabama corporation; ALLIANCE LOCATING CO., Inc., an Alabama corporation; HARVEY FRANK MILNER, individually and as an offIcer or director of Route Wizard, Inc., Liberty Routes, Inc., Ready Routes, Inc., RouteCrafters, Inc. , and Ca$h Route$, Inc., RICHARD M. NORCROSS, individually and as an officer or director of Route Wizard, Inc., Ready Routes, Inc., NovaStar Vending, Inc. and Alliance Locating Co., Inc.; RICHARD D. NORCROSS, individually and as an officer or director of Alliance Locating Co., Inc., NovaStar Vending, Inc., Route Wizard, Inc., Liberty Routes, Inc., Ready Routes, Inc., and RouteCrafters, Inc., Defendants, and SASIKANT L. NORCROSS, SUMMER L. NORCROSS, and JANICE WOOD-MILNER, Relief Defendants. (United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Southern Division), FTC File No.: 062 3195
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. FIDELITY ATM, INC., a Florida corporation, also d/b/a FIDELITY BANKCARD; STEINBERG GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation; ADAM STEINBERG, individually and as an officer or director of Fidelity ATM, Inc.; ANDREW STEINBERG, individually and as an officer or director of Fidelity ATM, Inc. and Steinberg Group, Inc.; and STEPHEN DUFFIE, individually and as an officer or director of Fidelity ATM, Inc.; Defendants., (United States District Court Southern District of Florida), Civil Action No.: 06-81101-Civ-Hurley/Hopkins; FTC File No. 062-3210
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Business Card Experts, Inc., d/b/a BCE Media, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; BCE, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Scott R. Boardman, individually and as an officer of Business Card Experts, Inc. and BCE, Inc.; and Stewart P. Grandpre, individually and as an officer of Business Card Experts, Inc. and BCE, Inc.; Defendants. (United States District Court for the District of Minnesota), FTC File No.: 062 3180
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Thomas E. Richardson, doing business as Mid-South Distributors, Defendant (United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Northwestern Division), Civil Action No. CV-06-S-4754-NW
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Lifestyle Vending, Inc., a New York corporation; Michael Eisenberg, individually and as an officer of the corporation; and Mary Ann McCulloh, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants (United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York), Civ. No. CV-06-6421
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Universal Advertising, Inc., a Utah corporation; and Paul E. Porter, individually and as an officer of Universal Advertising, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Utah, Northern Division), Civil Action No.: 1:06CV152DAK
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Vend Direct, Inc., a Colorado corporation; and Gary Luckner, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado), Civil Action No. 06-CV-02423-MSK-MEH
- United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Elite Designs, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, and Anthony Antonelli, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants., United States District Court District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No.: CA 05 058
- FTC v. Mark E. Shelton, Wholesale Marketing Group, LLC, Wholesale Marketing Group, Inc., Jeremy Wilson, Individually and Doing Business as Pure Home Air Profits, Robert M. Gomez, Luis D. Aviles, and Carl J. Shelton, Jr., Defendants, and Marianne Shelton, Julie Shelton, and M. Edward Shelton Hypnotherapy, LLC, Relief Defendants. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division); Civil Action No. 05 C 6485
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. John Stefanchik, individually and as an officer and director of Beringer Corporation, Scott B. Christensen, individually and as an officer and director of Atlas Marketing, Inc., Beringer Corporation, dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Washington Corporation, and Atlas Marketing, Inc., also dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Nevada Corporation, Defendants., United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle, FTC File No. 022-3246, Civil Action No.: CV04-1852
- USA BEVERAGES, Inc., a Florida corporation and New Mexico corporation; DILRAJ MATHAUDA a/k/a Dan Reynolds, individually and as a principal of USA Beverages, Inc.; SIRTAJ MATHAUDA, individually and as a principal of USA Beverages, Inc.; JEFF PEARSON a/k/a Paul Clayton, individually and as a principal of USA Beverages, Inc.; DAVID MEAD, individually and as an officer of USA Beverages, Inc.; and SILVIO CARRANO, individually and as an officer of USA Beverages, Inc., Defendants., FTC v., (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida), Civil Action No.: 05 - 61682 Civ-Lenard
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Network Services Depot, Inc.; Network Marketing, LLC, dba Network Services Marketing; Net Depot, Inc.: Network Services Distribution, Inc.; Sunbelt Marketing, Inc.; Charles V. Castro; Elizabeth L. Castro; and Gregory High; Defendants; and Phyllis Watson, Relief Defendant., Federal Trade Commission, United States District Court, District of Nevada, FTC File No. 042-3188, Civil Action No. CVS 050440 LDGLRL
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Medical Billers Network, Inc., a New York corporation, Chris Taylor, individually and as an officer of said corporation, Caceres Quality Distribution, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Wilson Jose Caceres, individually and as an officer of said corporation, Defendants, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,Civil Action No.: 05 CV 2014
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Juan Matos, individually and doing business as QTX, and Belinda Cure, Defendants. (United States District Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division) Civil Action No.: 06-61429; FTC File No. 062-3206
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Prophet 3H, Inc., et al., Defendants, United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division;
Civ. No. 06-CV-1692; FTC File No. 062-3050
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Cornerstone Marketing, LLC, Sidney Putnam, Carol Putnam, Christopher Putnam, and Melanie Putnam, Defendants, United States District Court, District of South Carolina, Beaufort Division
Case No. 9:06-cv-01899-PMD
- FTC v. National Vending Consultants, Inc., Success Vending Group, Inc., USA Candy Express, Inc.,et al.; FTC File No. X000039, Civ. Action No. CV-S-05-0160-RCJ-PAL
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Sun Ray Trading, Inc., a Florida corporation; SR & Associates, Inc., a Florida corporation; Rolando Galvez-Garcia, also known as Rolando Galvez, individually, and as an officer of one or more of the above corporations; Anneelises Flores Adino, also known as Annielises Flores, Annielises H. Flores, Annie Flores, and Anny Florez, individually, and as an officer of one or more of the above corporations; and Kostadin Osvaldo Marte Tavarez, also known as Kostadin Marte, Defendants., United States District Court Southern District of Florida, Civil Action No.: 05-20402 CIV-Seitz
- 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; FTC File No: 042-3035 Civil Action No. 3-04 0568
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. World Traders Association, Inc., a Nevada corporation; United Traders Association, Inc., a Nevada corporation. International Merchandise Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Trans-Global Connection, Inc. a Nevada corporation. Musketeer Partners. Inc., a Nevada corporation* Fulfillment Options, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Judith Takala Fidler individually and as officer or director of one or more of the above corporations; Sheldon Fidler, individually and as de facto officer or director of one or more of the above corporations; Shannon Holden, individually and as officer or director of one or more of the above corporations; Jaime Klotthor, individually and as officer or director of one or more of the above corporations; Jennifer Klotthor, individually and as officer or director of one or more of the above corporations; and Scott Rinaldo, individually and as officer or director of one or more of the above corporations, Defendants., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Civil Action No.: CV05-0591
December 8, 2006
December 7, 2006
December 6, 2006
December 5 , 2006
- 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
- Second Interim Report of the Federal Trade Commission to Congress Under Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2006 (December 2006)
- Federal Trade Commission Report on Ethanol Market Concentration (December 1, 2006)
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Connelly, an individual; Richard Wade Torkelson, a/k/a Wade Torkelson, an individual; Joanne Garneau, a/k/a Joanne Torkelson, an individual also doing business as Prosper Financial Solutions; Homeland Financial Services, a corporation; National Support Services, LLC, a limited liability company; United Debt Recovery, LLC, a limited liability company; Freedom First Financial, LLC, a limited liability company; and USA Debt Co, LLC, a/k/a UsaDebtCo.com, a limited liability company, Defendants. (United States District Court Central District of California)
Civil Action No.: SA CV 06-701 DOC (RNBx); FTC File No.: 052-3091
- In the Matter of Thermo Electron Corporation; FTC File No. 061 0187
December 1 , 2006
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