Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for December 2008
December 30, 2008
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Section 611(e) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Federal Trade Commission Program Referring Consumer Complaints About Possible Act Violations To The Three Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agencies, and Securing Complaint Resolution Information From Them: Commission Report to Congress On Information Gathered (December 2008)
December 29, 2008
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In the Matter of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation, and Alpharma Inc., a corporation
FTC File No. 0810240
December 24, 2008
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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 Boulder Valley Individual Practice Association, a corporation.
FTC File No. 051 0252
December 23, 2008
- 16 C.F.R. Part 3 and Part 4: Rules of Practice Regarding Adjudicative Proceedings: Interim Final Rules And Request For Public Comment.
- In the Matter of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a corporation.
FTC File No. 0610123 - Federal Trade Commission v. Payneless Credit Repair, LLC, and Lesley L. Payne
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division)
Case No. 3-08-cv-1160-M
FTC File No. 082 3053 - Utilities, Electricity
FTC Comment before the Public Utility Commission for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Concerning the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (December 2008) (V090001) - Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990: Certain Regulatory Adjustments To Civil Penalty Amounts Within the Jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission
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Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Third Interim Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress Concerning the Accuracy of Information in Credit Reports
- Text of the Commission Report
- Attachment 1: Privacy Policy for the Registration Web Site of the FTC Credit Report Accuracy Study
- Attachment 2: Privacy Impact Assessment of the Registration Web Site for the FTC Credit Report Accuracy Study
- Attachment 3: Pilot Study 2 on Processes for Determining the Accuracy of Credit Bureau Information
- News Release
December 22, 2008
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Section 215 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Federal Trade Commission Study Regarding the Use and Effect of Credit-Based Insurance Scores in Homeowners Insurance: Issuance of Orders Requiring the Filing of Special Reports To Assist the Commission In Conducting the Study
December 19, 2008
- In the Matter of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a corporation, and Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation.
FTC File No. 0810224 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. CompuCredit Corporation and Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division)
FTC File No.: 062-3212 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Handicapped & Disabled Workshops, Inc., a corporation, also formerly known as Handi-Tech Company; Handi-Hope Industries, Inc., a corporation, Handi-Ship, LLC, a limited liability company; Bruce D. Peeples, an individual; and George Thomas, an individual; and Joshua D. Abramson, an individual, Defendants
(United States District Court for the District of Arizona)
Civil Action No.: CV -08-0908-PHX-DGC
FTC File No.: 082 3128
December 17, 2008
- Security In Numbers: Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft: A Federal Trade Commission Report Providing Recommendations On Social Security Number Use In the Private Sector (December 2008)
December 16, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant
(United States District Court for the District of Minnesota)
FTC File No. 0810156 - In the Matter of Premier Capital Lending, Inc., a corporation, and Debra Stiles, individually and as an officer of the corporation.
FTC File No. 0723004 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, L.P. and Gateway Funding, Inc., Defendants
(United States District Court For The Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
FTC File No. 0623063
December 15, 2008
- Allowable Charges Under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for Disclosures to Consumers
- United States of America (For the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. ESL Partners, L.P., and ZAM Holdings, L.P., Defendants
(United States District Court for the District of Columbia),
Case: 1:08-cv-02175 (Assigned to Bates, John D.)
FTC File No. 0510091
December 12, 2008
- In the Matter of Reed Elsevier NV, a corporation; Reed Elsevier PLC, a public limited company; Reed Elsevier Group plc, a public limited company; Reed Elsevier Inc., a corporation; ChoicePoint Inc., a corporation; ChoicePoint Services Inc., a corporation; and ChoicePoint Government Services LLC, a limited liability company.
FTC File No. 081-0133
December 11, 2008
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U.S.A. v. Chapin N. Wright II, individually, and doing business as See Right Vision and Vision Contact Lenses.
(United States District Court District of Massachusetts)
Civil Action No. 08 Civ 11793
FTC File No. 082 3020 -
U.S.A. v. Contact Lens Heaven, Inc., a corporation, and Ioanna Xenou-Karoumpa, individually, and in her capacity as the sole owner and officer of Contact Lens Heaven, Inc.
(United States District Court Southern District of Florida)
Civil Action No. 08 cv 61713
FTC File No. 082 3006 - United States of America (For the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a general partnership subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Defendant (United States District Court For the Southern District of New York), Case No. 08 CV 10730 (LAK) FTC File No. 082 3071
December 10, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Integrity Financial Enterprises, LLC, a limited liability company, also d/b/a Infinite Financial, and National Benefit Exchange, National Benefit Exchange, Inc., a corporation, and Robert James Fischbach, individually and as an officer of Integrity Financial Enterprises, LLC and National Benefit Exchange, Inc., Defendants
(United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida)
Civil Action No.: 8:08-cv-914-T-27 MSS
FTC File No.: 082 3120 - Federal Trade Commission v. Innovative Marketing, Inc., also d/b/a Billingnow, BillPlanet PTE Ltd., Globedat, Innovative Marketing Ukraine, Revenue Response, Sunwell, Synergy Software BV, Winpayment Consultancy SPC, Winsecure Solutions, and Winsolutions FZ-LLC; ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC; James Reno, individually, d/b/a Setupahost.net, and as an officer of Bytehosting Internet Services, LLC; Sam Jain, individually, and as an officer of Innovative Marketing, Inc.; Daniel Sundin, individually, d/b/a Vantage Software and Winsoftware, Ltd., and as an officer of Innovative Marketing, Inc.; Marc D’Souza, individually, d/b/a Web Integrated Net Solutions, and as an officer of Innovative Marketing, Inc.; Kristy Ross, individually, and as an officer of Innovative Marketing, Inc., Defendants; and Maurice D’Souza, Relief Defendant
(United States District Court for the District of Maryland)
Civil Action No.: RDB 08CV3233; FTC File No.: 072-3137
December 5, 2008
December 4, 2008
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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mystery Shop Link, LLC, a Maine Limited Liability Company, Tangent Group, LLC, a Maine Limited Liability Company, Robin Larry Murphy, individually and as an officer or member of Mystery Shop Link, LLC, Andrew Holman, individually and as an organizer, manager, officer or member of Mystery Shop Link, LLC and Tangent Group, LLC, Kenneth Johnson, individually and as an officer or member of Mystery Shop Link, LLC, Harp Marketing Services, Inc., a Florida corporation, Aiden Reddin, individually and as an officer or director of Harp Marketing Services, Inc., and Marc Gurney, individually and as an officer or director of Harp Marketing Services, Inc., Defendants. (United States District Court for the Central District of California Western Division)
(United States District Court for the Central District of California Western Division),
Civil Action No.: CV07-01791 SJO (SHx);
FTC File No. 062-3134 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. 9131-4740 Québec, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Fusion Telekom, JPE Holdings, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Fusion Telekom, Jean-Pierre Brault, individually and as an officer of the corporations, and Eli Foner, individually and as an officer of the corporations, Defendants.
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division),
Civil Action No.: 07-cv-02242,
FTC File No.: 052 3081
December 3, 2008
- Federal Trade Commission v. Ultralife Fitness, Inc., dba Pure Health Laboratories, Pure Health Labs, and UltraBurn PM, Tru Genix Laboratories, LLC, dba eFitness Clubhouse, eCurves Clubhouse
(United States District Court Central District of California)
FTC File No. 062 3146
December 2, 2008
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2007
- Text of the Report
- News Release
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2005
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2003 (February 2004)