Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for February 2009
February 27, 2009
- In the Matter of Getinge AB, a corporation, and Datascope Corp., a corporation.
FTC File No. 091 0000
February 26, 2009
- Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop Report (February 2009)
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirty-First Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Recent Developments in Commission Law Enforcement Related to Debt Collection, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education and Policy Initiatives In 2008 (February 2009)
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis”, Presented by Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (February 26, 2009)
- In the Matter of The Lubrizol Corporation, a corporation, and The Lockhart Company, a corporation.
FTC File No. 071 0230
February 24, 2009
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16 C.F.R. Part 306: Federal Trade Commission Rule For Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting: Request for Public Comments
February 23, 2009
February 20, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada v. Cash Today, Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation, The Heathmill Village, Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation, Leads Global, a Nevada corporation, Waterfront Investments, Inc., a Nevada corporation, ACH Cash, Inc., a Nevada corporation, HBS Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Rovinge International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Lotus Leads, Inc., a Delaware corporation, First4Leads, Inc. A Delaware corporation, The Harris Holdings, Ltd., a Guernsey corporation, each doing business as Cash Today, Route 66 Funding, Global Financial Services International, Ltd., Interim Cash, Ltd. And BIF-INT, Ltd., Aaron Gershfield, individually and as director and officers of Cash Today, Ltd., The Heathmill Village, Ltd., and The Harris Holdings, Ltd., Ivor Gershfield, individually and as an officer and/or director of Cash Today, Ltd. And The Harris Holding, Ltd., and Jim Harris, individually and as an officer and director of Leads Global, Inc., Waterfront Investments, Inc., ACH Cash, Inc., HBS Services, Inc., and Rovinge International, Inc.
(United States District Court District of Nevada),
FTC File No. 092 3093 - Advertising of Books Enforcement Policy (The Mirror Image Doctrine): Rescission of the Commission Enforcement Policy
- In the Matter of West Penn Multi-List, Inc., a corporation.
FTC File No. 081 0167 - In the Matter of Michael Gendrolis, doing business as Good Life Funding.
FTC File No: 082 3034 - In the Matter of American Nationwide Mortgage Company, Inc., a corporation.
FTC File No: 072 3168 - In the Matter of Shiva Venture Group. Inc. dba Innova Financial Group
FTC File No: 082 3032
February 18, 2009
- In the Matter of CVS Caremark Corporation, a corporation.
FTC File No. 072 3119 - 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
February 12, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission Staff Report: Self-Regulatory Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology (February 2009)
February 11, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. National Foreclosure Relief, Inc., a corporation; David Ealy, an individual; Chele Stone, an individual; and Hugo Tapia, an individual, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Central District of California)
Civil Action No. SA-CV-09-117-DOC
FTC File No. 082 3067
February 10, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission v. Publishers Business Services, Inc., a corporation, Ed Dantuma Enterprises, Inc., a corporation, also dba Publishers Direct Services and Publishers Business Services, Persis Dantuma, Edward Dantuma, and Brenda Dantuma Schang, individually and as officers or managers of Publishers Business Services, Inc., or Ed Dantuma Enterprises, Inc.
(United States District Court for the District of Nevada)
Civil Action No.: 2:08-cv-00620;
FTC File No.: 082 3055 - In the Matter of Hexion LLC, a limited liability company; and Huntsman Corporation, a corporation.
Docket No. C-4235
FTC File No. 071 0212 - In the Matter of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a corporation, and Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation.
Docket No. C-4242
FTC File No. 081 0224 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Alternatel, Inc., G.F.G. Enterprises LLC, also d/b/a Mystic Prepaid, Voice Prepaid, Inc., Telecom Express, Inc., Telexpress, Inc., Voice Distributors, Inc., Lucas Friedlander, Moses Greenfield, Nickolas Gulakos, and Frank Wendorff, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)
Civil Action No.: 1:08-cv-21433-AJ
FTC File No. 082 3012
February 9, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Neovi, Inc., d/b/a Neovi Data Corporation and Qchex.com; G7 Productivity Systems, Inc., d/b/a Qchex.com; James M. Danforth, individually, and as an officer of Neovi, Inc. and G7 Productivity Systems, Inc.; and Thomas Villwock, individually, and as an officer of Neovi, Inc.; Defendants.
(United States District Court Southern District of California)
Civil Action No.: 06-CV-1952-WQH-JMA;
FTC File No.: 052 3155 - Negative Options: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop Analyzing Negative Option Marketing: A Report By the Staff of the FTC Division of Enforcement (January 2009)
- Federal Trade Commission v. JAB Ventures, LLC, and Jason Brailow, in his individual capacity and in his capacity as trustee.
(United States District Court for the Central District of California)
FTC File No. 062 3109 - Federal Trade Commission v. Complete Weightloss Center, Inc., Terry Guthmiller, and David Guthmiller.
(United States District Court for the District of North Dakota Southwestern Division)
FTC File No. 072 3065, X080031
February 6, 2009
- Merger Efficiencies at the Federal Trade Commission 1997–2007, Malcolm B. Coate & Andrew J. Heimert (February 2009)
February 5, 2009
- In the Matter of Genica Corporation, a corporation, and Compgeeks.com, also doing business as Computer Geeks Discount Outlet and Geeks.com, a corporation.
FTC File No. 082 3113
February 4, 2009
- In the Matter of Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., Docket No. 9324
File No. 071 0114
February 3, 2009
- In the Matter of Independent Physician Associates Medical Group, Inc., doing business as AllCare IPA, a California corporation.
FTC File No. 061 0258 - In the Matter of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation, and Alpharma Inc., a corporation
FTC File No. 081 0240
February 2, 2009
- Federal Trade Commission v. Dutchman Enterprises, LLC, United Community Services of America, Inc, also doing business as UCSA Dealers Group, LLC, and Dennis Lee.
(United States District Court for the District of New Jersey)
FTC File No. 082 3203 - Federal Trade Commission; and The State of California, ex rel Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation; Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., a corporation; Paddock Laboratories, Inc., a corporation; and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Central District of California)
Civil No. CV-09-00598
FTC File No. 071 0060