Staff Closing Letters

2009  |  2008  |  2007  |  2006  |  2005  |  2004  |  2003  |  2002  |  2001  |  2000  |  1999

2009

March 2009

• March 23, 2009
  Baby Bee Bright Corporation  File No. 082 3018
  • Closing Letter to Greg Lam, Esq., Counsel to Baby Bee Bright Corporation
• March 10, 2009
  UCB Pharma Inc./Keppra  File No. 081 0031
  • Closing Letter to Melvin Orlans, Esq., Counsel to UCB Pharma, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Seth C. Silber, Esq., Counsel to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Alan Kusinitz, Esq., Counsel to Cobalt Laboratories, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Michael F. Brockmeyer, Esq., Counsel to Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

February 2009

• February 19, 2009
  Macy’s, Inc. File No. 082 3200
  • Closing Letter to William C. MacLeod, Esq., Counsel to Macy’s Inc.
• February 17, 2009
  Carlisle Companies Inc./ACH Foam Technologies File No. 071 0158
  • Closing Letter to D. Bruce Hoffman, Esq., Counsel to Carlisle Companies Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Richard Liebeskind, Esq., Counsel to ACH Foam Technologies
• February 6, 2009
  Forgent Networks, Inc. File No. 031 0197
  • Closing Letter to Richard S. Taffet, Esq., Counsel to Forgent Networks, Inc.
• February 4, 2009
  Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc./Cappella Healthcare Inc. File No. 051 0236
  • Closing Letter to John G. Calender, Esq., Counsel to Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
  • Closing Letter to Jeffrey S. Spigel, Esq., Counsel to Capella Healthcare Inc.

January 2009

• January 27, 2009
  Scientific Games Corporation/Oberthur Gaming Technology Corporation File No. 071 0184
  • Closing Letter to Richard Parker, Esq., Counsel to Scientific Games Corporation
  • Closing Letter to J. Mark Gidley, Esq., Counsel to Scientific Games Corporation
• January 22, 2009
  Homecomings Financial, LLC File No. 062 3062
  • Closing Letter to Andrew L. Sandler, Esq., Counsel to Homecomings Financial, LLC
• January 5, 2009
  New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Cape Fear Memorial Hospital File No. 021 0213
  • Closing Letter to David Beddow, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, Counsel to Cape Fear Memorial Hospital
  • Closing Letter to Robert Leibenluft, Esq., Hogan and Hartson, LLP, Counsel to New Hanover Regional Medical Center
  McCormick Spices  File No. 961 0050
  • Closing Letter to Kenneth G. Starling, Esq., DLA Piper LLP, Counsel to McCormick & Company
  Boeing/Airbus  File No. 981 0388
  • Closing Letter to Benjamin S. Sharp, Esq., Perkins Coie, LLP, Counsel to Boeing Company
  • Closing Letter to Mark Leddy, Esq., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Counsel to Airbus Industries

2008

December 2008

• December 22, 2008
  Unnamed Television Networks  File No. 031 0062
  • Closing Letter to Christine A. Varney, Esq., Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Counsel to Fox Entertainment Group
  • Closing Letter to A. Douglas Melamed, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Counsel to American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Joe Sims, Esq., Jones Day, Counsel to CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Michael Sohn, Esq., Arnold & Porter, LLP, Counsel to National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
  Herff Jones/American Achievement Corporation  File No. 081 0175
  • Closing Letter to Paul C. Cuomo, Esq., Howrey LLP, Counsel to Herff Jones, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to James (Mit) Spears, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Counsel to American Achievement Corporation
• December 18, 2008
  Yoox Corporation File No. 082 3196
• Closing Letter to Peter W. Klestadt, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt, Counsel to Yoox Corporation
• December 10, 2008
  Cadence Design Systems, Inc./Mentor Graphics Corporation, File No. 081 0170
• Closing Letter to Arthur Burke, Esq., Counsel to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Karen Silverman, Esq., Counsel to Mentor Graphics Corporation
• December 8, 2008
  Virtual Family Kingdom File No. 092 3024
• Closing Letter to Fred M. Waid, Virtual Family Kingdom, and Jenny Marsh, Virtual Management Consulting PTY LTD
• December 2, 2008
  Red Sky Holdings LP/Newpark Environmental Services File No. 081 0170
• Closing Letter to Daniel M. Abuhoff, Esq., Counsel to Red Sky Holdings LP

November 2008

• November 19, 2008
  Halo Technologies, Inc., File No. 082 3202
  • Closing Letter to Kenneth Garcia, Halo Technologies, Inc.
  November 5, 2008
  Hulman & Company/Jel Sert, File No. 041 0019
  • Closing Letter to Susan Barnhizer Rivas, Esq., Counsel for Hulman & Company

October 2008

• October 27, 2008
  BP Amoco, plc, File No. 011 0058
  • Closing Letter to Richard C. Godfrey, Esq., Counsel for BP Amoco, plc
• October 9, 2008
  MLB Advanced Media, L.P., File No. 082 3043
  • Closing Letter to Randal M. Shaheen, Esq., Counsel for MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
• October 7, 2008
  Borders Group, Inc., File No. 082 3240
  • Closing Letter to Mary E. Innis, Esq., Counsel for Borders Group, Inc.
• October 3, 2008
  News America Marketing FSI, LLC, File No. 062 3203
  • Closing Letter to Stacey Anne Mahoney, Esq., Counsel for News America Marketing FSI, LLC

September 2008

• September 30, 2008
  Leiner Health Products, Inc., File No. 072 3188
  • Closing Letter to Gary L. Yingling, Esq., Counsel for Leiner Health Products, Inc.
• September 30, 2008
  Microsoft Corporation- MSN Music, File No. 082 3139
  • Closing Letter to Charles E. Buffon, Esq., Counsel for Microsoft Corporation
• September 29, 2008
  Dillard’s, Inc., File No. 082 3198
  • Closing Letter to Paul D. Rubin, Esq., Counsel for Dillard’s, Inc.
• September 29, 2008
  Ritter Natural Sciences, LLC, File No. 082 3191
  • Closing Letter to P. Terrence Gaffney, Esq., Counsel for Ritter Natural Sciences, LLC
• September 19, 2008
  GSCM Ventures, Inc., File No. 082 3154
  • Closing Letter to Gary D. Hailey, Esq. and Todd A. Harrison, Esq., Counsel for GSCM Ventures, Inc.

August 2008

• August 19, 2008
  El Pollo Loco, Inc., File No. 082 3190
  • Closing Letter to Jerry L. Lovejoy, Esq., Counsel for El Pollo Loco, Inc.
• August 1, 2008
  Johns Manville Corporation, File No. 072 3077
  • Closing Letter to D. Reed Freeman, Jr. Esq., Counsel for Johns Manville Corporation

July 2008

• July 9, 2008
  Equitable Resources, Inc./Dominion Resources, Inc., File No. 061 0140
  • Closing Letter to Howard Feller, Esq., Counsel for Dominion Resources, Inc.
  Equitable Resources, Inc./Dominion Resources, Inc., File No. 061 0140
  • Closing Letter to George S. Cary, Esq., Counsel for Equitable Resources, Inc.
• July 7, 2008
  Elite Financial Group d/b/a Elite Financial Group California, File No. 072 3239
  • Closing Letter to Geoffrey A. Graves, Esq., Counsel for Elite Financial Group

  Ed Loan Funding, Inc. d/b/a Education Loan Funding, File No. 072 3186

  • Closing Letter to Christine Varney, Esq., Counsel for Ed Loan Funding

June 2008

• June 26, 2008
  Banner Health / Sun Health, File No. 081 0054
  • Closing Letter to Robert W. McCann, Esq., Counsel for Sun Health Corporation
  • Closing Letter to Robert J. Jones, Esq., Counsel for Banner Health
• June 24, 2008
  Credit Data Services Inc./Experian, File No. 052 3144
  • Closing Letter to Daniel J. McLoon, Esq., Counsel for Experian
• June 19, 2008
  R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, File No. 962 3238
  • Closing Letter to Martin L. Holton III, General Counsel for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
• June 19, 2008
  Marathon Oil Company, LLC/CITGO Petroleum, File No. 081 0052
  
  
  • Closing Letter to Mary Lou Steptoe, Counsel for Marathon Oil Company, LLC
  • Closing Letter to Jeffrey Zuckerman, Counsel for CITGO Petroleum

May 2008

• May 29, 2008
  Market Data Retrieval and MKTG Services, File No. 071 0250
  • Closing Letter to R. Scott Thompson, Lowenstein Sandler PC
  • Closing Letter to Wayne Dale Collins, Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Closing Letter to Michael J. Cantor, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

April 2008

• April 24, 2008
  Fashion Angels Enterprises, FTC File No. 082 3097
  • Closing Letter to Kendall W. Harrison, Esq., counsel to Fashion Angels Enterprises
• April 15, 2008
  Design Assistance Construction Systems, Inc., FTC File No. 082 3124
  • Closing Letter to Thomas M. Hughes, Hunton & Williams, LLP
• April 7, 2008
  Mars Animal Research Policy Statement, FTC File No. 082 3078
  • Closing Letter to Ellen O. Kollar, General Counsel, North America, Mars, Incorporated
• April 4, 2008
  NovaStar Financial, Inc. and NovaStar Mortgage Inc., FTC File No. 062 3218
  • Closing Letter to Garret Rasmussen, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

March 2008

• March 25, 2008
  Vonage Holding Corp.
  • Closing Letter to Ky Kirby, Esq., Bingham McCutchen
    
• March 12, 2008
  WUK Music Group, FTC File No. 082 3077
  • Closing Letter to Dennis Rodriguez, WUK Music Group
    
• March 6, 2008
  Monster Worldwide, Inc., FTC File No. 082 3017
  • Closing Letter to Timothy C. Blank, Dechert, LLP

February 2008

• February 11, 2008
  Carmeuse Holding S.A./Oglebay Norton Company, FTC File No. 081 0023
  • Closing Letters to Tom D. Smith, Jones Day and P.Gavin Eastgate, Reed Smith LLP

2007

December 2007

• December 6, 2007
  Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, File No. 072 3197
  • Closing Letter to Gary D. Hailey Esq., Counsel for Subway Franchisee Advertising Trust Fund
• December 5, 2007
  The Brainy Baby Company, LLC, File No. 062 3208
  • Closing Letter to William C. MacLeod, Esq., Counsel for The Brainy Baby Company

  The Baby Einstein Company, LLC, File No. 062 3233

  • Closing Letter to Timothy J. Muris, Esq., Counsel for The Baby Einstein Company

  Letter Responding to Complaint and Request for Investigation, To Angela J. Campbell (Institute for Public Representation, Georgetown University Law Center),and Susan Linn (Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Judge Baker Children's Center)

November 2007

• November 21, 2007
  Cadbury Adams/Halls ProHealth Defense Dietary Supplement, File No. 082 3044
  • Closing Letter to Martin J. Hahn, Hogan & Hartson, LLP
• November 13, 2007
  LensesByMail, File No. 072 3257
  • Closing Letter to Simon DJ Potter, President, LensesByMail.

September 2007

• September 5, 2007
  King Roach Enterprises, Inc. File No. 072 3088
  • Closing Letter to William Spears, President, King Roach Enterprises, Inc.

August 2007

• August 8, 2007
  Sprint Nextel Corporation. File No. 062 3067
  • Closing Letter to John Villafranco, Esq. and Lewis Rose, Esq., Counsel for Sprint Nextel Corporation
    
• August 2, 2007
  Roche Holding Ltd./Genentech, Inc.'s Proposed Acquisition of Tanox Inc. File No. 071 0037
  • Closing Letter to Susan Creigton, Esq. and Charles Biggio, Esq., Counsel for Genentech, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to W. Stephen Smith, Esq. and Jeffrey Jaeckel, Esq., Counsel for Tanox, Inc.

July 2007

• July 9, 2007
  Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., File No. 062 3168
  • Closing Letter to Hugh Latimer, Esq., Counsel for Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.
    

June 2007

• June 5, 2007
  Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., File No. 062 3216
  • Closing Letter to Michael E. Burke, Esq., Counsel for Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
• June 1, 2007
  Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation/Sucrets Defense, File No. 072 3153
  • Closing Letter to Paul M. Hyman, Esq., Counsel for Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation
• June 1, 2007
  Prestige Brands, Inc./Chloraseptic Defense Daily Health Strips, File No. 072 3156
  • Closing Letter to Charles Jolly, Esq., Counsel for Prestige Brands, Inc.
    

May 2007

• May 29, 2007
  Staff Opinion Letter Re: Compassion Over Killing Egg Labeling Petition
• Bebo, Inc., File No. 062 3154
  • Closing letter to Michael Birch, Chief Executive Officer of Bebo, Inc
• Letter to Paws, Incorporated Regarding Referral From the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Concerning Certain Websites Operated By Paws, Inc.

April 2007

• Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., File No. 062 3147
  • Closing letter to Andrew R. Gatto, President and CEO of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
• RC2 Corporation, File No. 062 3148
• Closing letter to Peter J. Henseler, President, RC2 Corporation

March 2007

• Trinity Enterprise, Inc., File No. 072 3061
  • Closing Letter to Sonny Song, President, Trinity Enterprise, Inc.
• Littleton Coin Company, File No. 062-3184
  • Closing Letter to Stephen Mahinka, Counsel for Littleton Coin Company
• Mystic Stamp Company, File No. 062-3183
  • Closing Letter to Donald Sundman, Mystic Stamp Company
    

February 2007

• Salmon of the Americas, Inc. File No. 062 3130
  • Closing Letter to Andrew J. Strenio, Jr., Counsel for Salmon of the Americas

2006

November 2006

• Valassis Communications, Inc., File No. 062 3133
• Closing Letter to Nicholas Koberstein, Counsel for Valassis Communications
  
• Pogostickusa.com, File No. 062 3199
• Closing letter to Richard Ackerberg, American Pogo Stick Company

October 2006

• Coastal Contacts, Inc., File No. 062 3038
  • Closing Letter to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Coastal Contacts, Inc.

September 2006

• Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd./Apex Oil Company, Inc. (Edgington Oil Company), File No. 061 0224
  
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Apex Oil Company, Inc. (Edgington Oil Company)
    

August 2006

• Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd./Paramount Petroleum Corporation, File No. 061 0188
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd. (August 1, 2006)
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Paramount Petroleum Corporation (August 1, 2006)

June 2006

• Toy Quest, Inc., File No. 062 3018
  • Letter to Mr. Brian Dubinsky, President, SBA Toys USA, Inc., Doing Business As Toy Quest, Inc. (June 9, 2006)
    • Attachment

2005

October 2005

• Dori Klein & Associates, File No. 042 3134
  • Letter to Counsel for Dorith Schwartz, Rita Vaccaro, and DK & Associates, Inc. (October 14, 2005)

September 2005

• United Egg Producers (UEP)
  • Letter to United Egg Producers (September 30, 2006)
  • Letter to Compassion Over killing (September 30, 2006)

May 2005

• Kraft Foods Inc. (Altria Group) - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, File No.: 051 0037
  • Letter to Counsel for Altria Group (May 5, 2005)
  • Latter to Counsel for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (May 5, 2005)

2004

October 2004

• Akzo Nobel, N.V. & Organon USA Inc., File No. 031 0249 (October 20, 2004) [PDF 51K]

June 2004

• Advanced Bionutritionals, et al., File No. 042 3123 (June 23, 2004)

April 2004

• Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, File No. 022 3250 (April 15, 2004)
• Martek Biosciences Corporation, File No. 022 3238 (April 15, 2004)
• General Electric Co./Vivendi Universal S.A., File No. 041 0010
  • Letter to Counsel for Vivendi Universal S.A.
  • Letter to Counsel for General Electric Company

March 2004

• Shape Up!, File No. 042 3004 (March 15, 2004)
• Advertising for Pool Builders Supply of the Carolinas, Inc. Pool Covers, File No. 032 3252 (March 3, 2004)
• Advertising for Loop-Loc Pool Covers By Pool Cover Corporation, File No. 042 3034 (March 3, 2004)
• Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP (March 3, 2004)

2003

July 2003

• Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, File No. 032 3067 (July 2, 2003)
• Thane International, Inc., File No. 022 3097 (July 1, 2003)

May 2003

• Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (May 28, 2003)

March 2003

• Walgreen Company, File No. 022 3282 (March 18, 2003)

January 2003

• The Clorox Company (January 16, 2003)
• Longs Drug Stores Corp. (January 13, 2003)
• Rite Aid Corp (January 13, 2003)
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (January 13, 2003)

2002

December 2002

• Compaq Computer Corp. (Hewlett-Packard Co.) (December 13, 2002)

July 2002

• Tropicana Products, Inc. (July 15, 2002)

June  2002

• Closing letter to Ms. Starr Lee, President, AGirlLikeU.com, Inc. (June 28, 2002)
• Commercial Alert Response Letter (June 27, 2002)
  • Attachment
• Nature's Way Products, Inc. (June 3, 2002)
• Center for Science in the Public Interest Response Letter (June 3, 2002)

May 2002

• Earthlink, Inc. (May 31, 2002)

February 2002

• SureBeam Corporation File No. 012 3156
  • Closing Letter to Wenonah Hauter, Director, Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program, Public Citizen and Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety

2001

November 2001

• Sun Microsystems, Inc. (November 9, 2001)

July 2001

• BWTDirect LLC (July 16, 2001) [PDF 51K]

May 2001

• Amazon.com and Alexa Internet (May 25, 2001) [PDF 112KB]
• FTC staff letter to EPIC and Junkbusters on Amazon.com, May 24, 2001)
  • Letter to staff from Amazon.com [PDF 1.1MB] (Exhibit A)
  • Petition from EPIC and Junkbusters (December 4, 2000)
  • Amazon.com Website Privacy Policy [PDF 387KB] (pre-Sept. 2000) (Exhibit B)
• priceline.com Incorporated (05/11/01) [PDF 82K]

April 2001

• EnviroBrands, Inc. (04/05/01) [PDF 7K]
• Southern Management Corporation (04/04/01) [PDF 99KB]

February 2001

• Ameriquest Mortgage Company (02/15/01) [PDF 105K]

January 2001

• Creditrust Corporation (01/30/01) [PDF 96K]
• DoubleClick Inc., File No. 002 3122 (01/22/01) [PDF 216K]

2000

November 2000

• HealthCentral.com (11/17/00)) [PDF 133K]
• Healtheon/WebMD (11/17/00)) [PDF 132K]
• iVillage, Inc. (allHealth.com) (11/17/00)) [PDF 130K]
• OnHealth Network Company (11/17/00)) [PDF 132K]
• WellMed, Inc. (11/17/00)) [PDF 130K]
• Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. (11/07/00) [PDF 863K]
• Yahoo! Inc. (11/07/00) [PDF 129K]

October 2000

• Hain Food Group (10/26/0) ) [PDF 80K]

1999

December 1999

• Nuclear Energy Institute (12/15/99) [PDF 792K]
• H.J. Heinz Company (12/15/99) [PDF 86K]

October 1999

• Cooperative Computing, Inc. (10/06/99) [PDF 98K]