Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Commission Actions for December 2007
December 28, 2007
- Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions: A Staff Report by the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Marketing Practices (November 2007)
December 21, 2007
- In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc.,
File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174 - In the Matter of Kyphon, Inc., a corporation, Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies Ltd. (Under Voluntary Liquidation), a corporation, and Discotech Orthopedic Technologies Inc., a corporation
FTC File No. 071 0101 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Prophet 3H, Inc., et al., Defendants
(United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division)
FTC No. 062-3050
Civ. No. 06-CV-1692 - Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Prophet 3H, Inc., et al., Defendants
(United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division)
FTC No. 062-3050
Civ. No. 06-CV-1692
December 20, 2007
- Proposed Acquisition of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V, LP, (Click Holding Company) By Google Inc.,
File No. 071 0170 - Online Behavioral Advertising: Moving the Discussion Forward to Possible Self-Regulatory Principles: Statement of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Proposing Governing Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising and Requesting Comment
December 19, 2007
- How to Manage Your Mortgage If Your Lender Closes or Files for Bankruptcy
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. ValueAct Partners, L.P., Defendants
(United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
File No. 051 0204
December 18, 2007
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft, Presented by Joel Winston, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives (December 18, 2007)
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. American United Mortgage Company, a corporation, Defendant
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
Civil Action No.: 07C 7064; FTC File No.: 062 3103
December 17, 2007
- CEO GROUP, INC. d/b/a Check Em Out, and Scott Joseph, Defendants
(United States District Court Southern District of Florida)
Case No.: 06-60602, FTC File No.: 062 3100
December 14, 2007
December 13, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment to John E. Bowman, Chief Counsel, Regulation Comments, Office of Thrift Supervision, Regarding Section 5 Policy Issue for Financial Practices (December 2007) (P084800)
- Docket No. 9320
In the Matter of Realcomp II Ltd.
File No. 061-0088
December 12, 2007
- In the Matter of Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
FTC File No. 061 0090 - Allowable Charges Under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for Disclosures to Consumers
December 11, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, State of Nevada, State of North Carolina, State of North Dakota, State of Ohio, and State of Vermont, Plaintiffs, v. Your Money Access, LLC, et. al., Defendants
(United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
FTC File No.: 052-3122
December 10, 2007
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Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision (Treasury), the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Trade Commission: Joint Notice and Request for Public Comments on Proposed Joint Information Collection Survey -- Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget For Review and Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 -- To Secure Information For Preparing Report on the Information Sharing Practices By Financial Institutions, Creditors, or Users of Consumer Reports With Their Affiliates.
- United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. BeWild, Inc.; and Brian Cohen, individually and in his capacity as President of BeWild, Inc., Defendants
(United States District Court Eastern District of New York Long Island Courthouse)
FTC File No. 072-3089 - United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Pretty Eyes, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Corporation, and Christianne McNulty, individually and in her capacity as the owner of Pretty Eyes, LLC., Defendants
(United States District Court for the District of Colorado)
FTC File No. 072-3132
December 7, 2007
- In the Matter of Kyphon, Inc., a corporation, Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies Ltd. (Under Voluntary Liquidation), a corporation, and Discotech Orthopedic Technologies Inc., a corporation FTC File No. 071 0101
- In the Matter of Owens Corning FTC File No. 061 0281
December 6, 2007
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Various, Inc., A California Corporation, also doing business as AdultFriendFinder, AdultFriendFinder.com, and Cams.com, Defendant (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division), FTC File No. 072-3000