Commission Actions for May 2005

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May 31 , 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v.Iworx, a corporation, and Selfworx.com, LLC, and Jeffrey V. Kral, Defendants., United States District Court, District of Maine, FTC File No. 042 3151, Civil Action No.: 2:04-CV-00241-GZS
  
  
• Texaco, Inc., Petitioner, v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al., and Shell Oil Company, Petitioner, v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al., In the Supreme Court of the United States, On Petitions For A Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Case Nos. 04-805 and 04-814)
  • Brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. 9125-8954 Quebec Inc., d.b.a. Global Management Solutions, a Canadian corporation; 9125-8947 Quebec Inc., d.b.a. Commutel Marketing, a Canadian corporation; 6050808 Canada Inc. d.b.a. American Business Solutions, a Canadian corporation; Ty Nguyen, individually and as a director or officer of Global Management Solutions and Commutel Marketing; Cory Kornelson, individually and as a director or officer of Global Management Solutions; Byron Steczko, individually and as a director or officer of Commute! Marketing; Kelly Nguyen, individually and as a director or officer of American Business Solutions; and Minh Tam Vo, individually and as a director
  Or officer of American Business Solutions, Defendants,(United States District Court Western District of Washington At Seattle), File No. 032-3259, Civil Action No. CV-005-0265
  
  
• 16 C.F.R. Part 460: Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation, R811001: Trade Regulation Rule; Final Rule
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
    
    
• 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

May 27, 2005

• Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., Petitioner, v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc., In the Supreme Court of the United States, On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Case No. 04-905)
  • Brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioner
  • News Release

May 26, 2005

• Cleverlink Trading Limited, a Cyprus Limited Liability Company; et al., FTC v., (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division) Case No. 05C 2889, File No. 042-3219

May 25, 2005

• Shell Oil Company (Bakersfield), File No. 041 0087
  • Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the Commission Investigation
  • Closing Letter to Shell Oil Company
  • News Release
    
    
• United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Jack Schrold, Defendant, (United States District Court Southern District of Florida) FTC Matter No. X-980045; Civil Action No. 98-6212 CIV-ZLOCH/SELTZER

May 24, 2005

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On New Entry Into Hospital Competition, Presented by John D. Graubert, Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Commission, Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (May 24, 2005)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
    
    
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Subtitle A of Title V): Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information: Commission Response to Flagstar Bank Petition for Determination -- Under 15 U.S.C. § 6807 of the Act -- As To Whether Specified Sections of the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 Afford Greater Protection Than Subtitle A Provides
  • Text of the Commission Letter to Mr. Albert J. Gladner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Flagstar Bank
    (Troy, Michigan)
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice Letter to The Honorable Matt Blunt, Governor of the State of Missouri, Opposing Missouri House Bill 174 Because It Likely Will Cause Some Missouri Home Sellers to Pay Higher Real Estate Commissions.(V050010)
  • Text of the Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice Letter
  • News Release

May 20, 2005

• In the Matter of The Dow Chemical Company, and Union Carbide Corporation, File No. 991 0301, Docket No. C-3999
  
  
• In the Matter of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation and ENH Medical Group, Inc., File No. 011 0234, Docket No. 9315

May 19, 2005

• In the Matter of San Juan, IPA, File No. 031 0181

May 18, 2005

• FTC v. Frankly Speaking, Inc., et al. (M.D. Ga.), FTC File No. 042 3072
  

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Enhancing Data Security: The Regulators' Perspective
  Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representative (May 18, 2005).

May 17, 2005

• In the Matter of Hi-Health Supermart Corporation and Simon D. Chalpin, File No. 032 3239
  
  
• FTC v. Direct-Prom, Inc.,et al., FTC File No. 042-3049
  
  
• FTC v. Femina, Inc., Husnain Mirza, and Ines Cinthya Karina Arroyo, (United States District Court Southern District of Florida) File No. X05-0008; Civ. Action No. 04-61467-CIV-Altonaga
  
  
• 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
  
  
• FTC v. Del Sol LLC,et al., FTC File No. 052-3020, Civ. Action No. CV-05-3013 GAF(RCx

May 12 , 2005

• Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice Letter to The Honorable Members of the Alabama Senate, Opposing Proposed Amendments to The Code of Alabama That Likely Will Result in Alabama Home Buyers and Sellers Paying Higher Real Estate Commissions.
  • Text of the Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice Letter
  • News Release
    
    
• FTC v. Mall Ventures, Inc., d/b/a 2by2.net, et al. (C.D. Cal.) Civil Action No. 04-cv-0463
  
  
• CFR Part 316: Project No. R411008: Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice [Register PDF Format] [TimesNewRoman PDF Format]
    [Please note that June 27, 2005 is specified as the deadline by which comments must be received.]
  • News Release

May 11, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission and Department of Health and Human Services Public Workshop: Marketing, Self-Regulation & Childhood Obesity: Joint Notice Announcing Public Workshop and Requesting Public Comment and Participation
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

May 10, 2005

• In the Matter of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., and Shell Oil Company. File No. 041 0164
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. International Research and Development Corporation of Nevada, Anthony Renda, individually and d/b/a International Research & Development and/or IRD, Net Marketing Group, LLC, also d/b/a Micro System Technologies, Floyd J. Tassin, Jr., individually and d/b/a Micro System Technologies, Marcia Tassin, individually and d/b/a Micro System Technologies, Diverse Marketing Group, Inc., Diverse Marketing Group, LLC, and Mark C. Ayoub, individually and d/b/aEPR02000, Inc., Defendants., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, FTC File No. 042-3138 , Case No.: 04C 6901

May 4, 2005

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Do Not Call Provisisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, Presented by Lois Greisman, Associate Director of the Division of Planning and Information of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology of the Canadian Parliament (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 4, 2005).
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
    • Appendix A
  • News Release

May 3, 2005

• The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Fourth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2005)
  • Text of the Report
  • News Release
    
    
• In the Matter of Lafarge S.A., a corporation, Blue Circle Industries PLC, a corporation, Blue Circle North America Inc., a corporation, and Blue Circle Inc., a corporation., Before the Federal Trade Commission, File No. 001-0112, Docket No. C-4014

May 2, 2005

• In the Matter of New Millennium Orthopaedics, LLC; Orthopaedic Consultants of Cincinnati, Inc., doing business as Wellington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; and Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Ltd., File No. 031 0087