Commission Actions for April 2006

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April 28, 2006

• FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration: In the Matter of Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Whole Grains Label Statements (Docket No. 2006--0066) (Apr. 2006) (V060014)
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• 16 C.F.R. Part 310: Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment
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• In the Matter of  Valassis Communications, Inc.; File No. 051 0008 Docket No. C-4160
  
  
• In the Matter of  The Procter & Gamble Company and The Gillette Company; File No. 051 0115; Docket No. C-4151
  
  
• In the Matter of  Johnson & Johnson, File No. 051 0050 Docket No. C-4154
  

April 25, 2006

• 16 C.F.R. Part 303: Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act: Petition of Mohawk Industries, Inc., E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, and PTT Poly Canada For A New Generic Fiber Name and Definition: Letter Assigning the Designation "PTT001" To Petitioners' PTT Fiber, For Temporary Use.
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April 24, 2006

• Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2005: A Report by the Bureau of Competition
  • Text of the Commission Report
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April 21, 2006

• In the Matter of Allergan, Inc. and Inamed Corporation, File No. 061 0031, Docket No. C-4156

April 20, 2006

• In the Matter of  Boston Scientific Corporation and Guidant Corporation, File No. 061 0046

April 19, 2006

• Davison & Associates, Inc., a Corporation, George M. Davison III, Individually, Thomas Dowler, Individually Gordon M. Davison, Individually, Barbara Miele, Individually, Manufacturer's Support Services, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants, Barbara Davison, Individually, Relief Defendant., v. Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, (United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania), Case No. 962 3310, Civil Action No. 97-1278

April 18, 2006

• In the Matter of Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc. File No. 011 0247, Docket No. C-4027
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. American Bartending Institute, Inc., a California Corporation, dba American Bartender's Institute Shopping for Cash, and Consumer Response Group; Intuitive Logic, Inc., a California Corporation, dba American Bartender's Institute, Shopping For Cash, and Consumer Response Group; Stevan P. Todorovic, individually and as an officer of the Corporations, and Michael G. Harvey, individually and dba Harvey Computer Solutions, Secret Shoppers Online and Secret Shoppers Resource, Defendants., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division; Civil Action No.: CV05-5261 SVW

April 17, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Matthew Olson and Jennifer Leroy, Defendants, United States District Court, Western District of Washington At Seattle; Civil Action No.C05-1979 (JCC); FTC Matter No.: 052 3180

April 14, 2006

• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2006: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2005 (April 2006)
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April 12, 2006

• FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Paula Dockery Concerning Florida Senate Bill 282, A Bill To Allow Direct Shipment of Wine to Florida Consumers From Manufacturers Inside or Outside Florida (Apr. 2006) (V060013)
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April 11, 2006

• FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Carol Fukunaga Concerning Hawaii Senate Bill 2200, A Bill To Create A Child Protection Registry and Prohibit Certain Unwanted Commercial Email Messages (Mar. 2006) (V060012)
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April 6, 2006

• Federal Trade Commission, and The People of the State of California, Plaintiffs, v. OPTIN GLOBAL, INC., a Delaware Corporation, also doing business as Vision Media Limited Corp., USA Lenders Network, USA Lenders, and USA Debt Consolidation Service; VISION MEDIA LIMITED CORP., a Commonwealth of Dominica Corporation, also doing business as Optin Global, Inc., USA Lenders Network, USA Lenders, and USA Debt Consolidation Service; RICK YANG, also known as Qing Kuang Yang, individually, and as principal and owner of Vision Media Limited Corp. and Optin Global, Inc.; and PEONIE PUI TING CHEN, individually, and as president of Optin Global, Inc.; Defendants., United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, FTC File No. 042 3172, Civil Action No. C-05-1502 SC

  
  

• In the Matter of  Dynamic Health Of Florida, LLC, Chhabra Group, LLC, DBS Laboratories, LLC, limited liability companies; Vineet K. Chhabra, also known as Vincent K. Chhabra individually and as an officer of Dynamic Health of Florida, LLC, and Chhabra Group, LLC; and Jonathan Barash, individually and as an officer of DBS Laboratories, LLC., File No. 042-3002, Docket No. 9317

April 5, 2006

• 16 C.F.R. Part 437: Business Opportunity Rule: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Promulgate a Trade Regulation Rule to Prohibit Business Opportunity Sellers From Failing to Furnish Prospective Purchasers With Material Information Needed to Combat Fraud and Other Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
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April 4, 2006

• FTC v. Platinum Universal, LLC and Pulsar Data, Inc., both doing business as Universal Card Services and Universal MasterCard (collectively “Platinum”), and Jeffrey A. Ullman and Steven M. Ketover; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Fort Lauderdale; Civil Action No. 03 61987; FTC File No. 032-3143