July 31, 2002

• Release Date: July 31, 2002
  FTC Prevails in Fraudulent Medical Billing Opportunity Case
  Judge Orders Defendants to Pay Over $16.5 Million in Redress 
• Communicado de Prensa: 31 de julio de 2002
  La FTC  Prevalece en un Caso de Oportunidad de Facturación Médica Fraudulenta
  El Juez Ordena a los Demandados a Pagar más de $16.5 millones en Concepto de Indemnización

July 30, 2002

• Release Date: July 30, 2002
  FTC Recommends Legislative Changes to Hatch-Waxman Act
  Recommendations Seek to Maintain Incentives to Innovate and Facilitate Entry of Generic Drugs
• Release Date: July 30, 2002
  Federal, State, Local Netforce Targets Cyberscams
  Consumers Allegedly Fleeced Out of Millions of Dollars;
• Release Date: July 29, 2002
  FTC Staff Comments on FERC's Efforts to Develop Standard Market Design for Wholesale Electric Power
  In comments submitted last week, the staff of the Bureau of Economics and the Office of the General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission presented its views concerning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Working Paper regarding FERC's efforts to develop a Standard Market Design (SMD) for wholesale electric power markets.

July 29, 2002

• Corrected Release: July 29, 2002
  Appeals Court Upholds Financial Privacy Regulations
  Trans Union May Not Sell Consumers' Personally Identifiable Financial Information without their Consent

July 26, 2002

• For Release: July 26, 2002
  Federal Trade Commission Votes to Close Investigation of Acquisition of Avant! Corporation by Synopsys, Inc.
  By a vote of 5-0, the Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff to close its investigation into the acquisition of Avant! Corporation by Synopsys, Inc. Commissioners Sheila Anthony, Mozelle W. Thompson, and Thomas B. Leary issued separate statements regarding this action, each of which can be found on the FTC's Web site as a link to this release.
• Media Advisory: July 26, 2002
  Federal, State, Local Netforce Targets Cyberscams
  A press conference to announce a law enforcement sweep of cyberscams. Five federal agencies, 10 state attorneys general, and 20 state and local law enforcement agencies have targeted Internet scam artists who have bilked tens of thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars.
• Aviso Para Medios De Communcion: 26 de julio de 2002
  Agencias Federales, Estatales y Locales de Netforce (Seguridad en Internet) Dirigen sus Esfuerzos contra Estafas en la Red
  Conferencia de Prensa para anunciar una redada de cumplimiento de la ley que se dirige contra las estafas en Internet.

July 25, 2002

• Release Date: July 25, 2002
  FTC Files Second Civil Contempt Action Against Enforma Defendants: New Contempt Charges Filed Against Enforma Employee and an Additional Company
  The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has filed a second civil contempt action against Enforma Natural Products, Inc. (Enforma) and its president, Andrew Grey, for continuing to violate the terms of a May 2000 final consent order prohibiting unsubstantiated claims for weight loss products.

July 24, 2002

• For Your Information: July 24, 2002
  Announced Actions for July 24, 2002
  The Commission has received two applications from America Online/Time Warner, Inc.  requesting approval of non-affiliated Internet Service Providers and alternative cable broadband service agreements.
• Release Date: July 24, 2002
  Company Touting Unproven Cancer Treatment Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
  FTC Warns Over 280 Web Sites Making Questionable Health Claims

July 22, 2002

• Release Date: July 22, 2002
  Pyramid Promoter Settles FTC Charges
  leading salesman for an Internet-based business opportunity that promised easy income for investors in an Internet shopping mall network has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scheme was an illegal pyramid operation.

July 19, 2002

• For Your Information: July 19, 2002
  Announced Actions for July 19, 2002
  Approved a modified Part II agreement and decision and order with Med Gen, Inc., of Boca Raton, Fl.; approved a second amended complaint in its case against Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al.; denied an application from Liberty Media Corporation requesting that the FTC reopen and set aside the final order in the matter of Time Warner, Inc., et al.; approved final consent orders in the matters concerning Physician Integrated Services of Denver, Inc. and Aurora Associated Primary Care Physicians, L.L.C.

July 18, 2002

• Release Date: July 18, 2002
  Midwest Mortgage Lender Agrees to Settle Illegal Lending Charges Brought by FTC, HUD, and State of Illinois
  FTC, Illinois Also File Suit Against Mortgage Broker 
• Para su Diffusion: 18 de julio de 2002
  COMPAÑÍA DE PRÉSTAMOS HIPOTECARIOS DEL MEDIO OESTE ACUERDA LA RESOLUCIÓN DE CARGOS ILEGALES DE PRÉSTAMO PRESENTADOS POR LA FTC, EL HUD Y EL ESTADO DE ILLINOIS
  La FTC y el Estado de Illinois También Presentan Cargos Contra un Agente Hipotecario 
• Release Date: July 18, 2002
  FTC Testifies on Identity Theft and the Impact on Seniors
  The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging that about 10 percent of consumers who called the agency to report that they are victims of identity theft are age 60 or older.
• Release Date: July 18, 2002
  FTC Files Suit Against Massive Telemarketing Fraud Operation
  A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to an Arizona-based telemarketing operation which, according to the Federal Trade Commission, has used deceptive and unfair practices to bilk consumers across the country out of millions of dollars.

July 17, 2002

• Release Date: July 17, 2002
  FTC to Host Public Workshop to Explore Possible Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet
  On October 8-10, 2002, the Federal Trade Commission will host a three-day public workshop to explore how certain state regulations and private business practices may be having significantly anticompetitive effects on e-commerce.
• For Release: July 17, 2002
  Federal Trade Commission Testifies Before Senate in Support of Reauthorization Request for Fiscal Years 2003 to 2005
  Statement Cites Aggressive Actions to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition

July 15, 2002

• Media Advisory: July 15, 2002
  Muris to Detail E-Commerce Workshop Focused on The Costs And Consequences to Consumers of State Regulations and Business Agreements
  Consumer Costs Estimated at $15 Billion Annually
• Media Advisory: July 15, 2002
  FTC, HUD, & State of Illinois Announce Settlement with Midwest Mortgage Lender Charged with Deceptive Lending Practices
  FTC, Illinois File Separate Charges Against Mortgage Broker
• Aviso de Prensa: 15 de julio, 2002
  La FTC, el HUD y el Estado De Illinois Anuncian un Acuerdo Sobre Cargos de Prácticas Engañosas Contra una Compañía de Prestamos Hipotecarios del Medio Oeste
  La FTC y el Estado de Illinois Someten Cargos Por Separado Contra Corredor Hipotecario

July 12, 2002

• Release Date: July 12, 2002
  Resolving Anticompetitive Concerns, FTC Clears $16 Billion Acquisition of Immunex Corp. By Amgen Inc.
  Companies Required to Implement Divestiture and Licensing Remedies in Three Biopharmaceutical Markets

July 11, 2002

• Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Urge North Carolina State Bar to Allow Non-Lawyers to Compete for Closing Real Estate Deals
  Proposal Would Likely Save Consumers Money

July 10, 2002

• For Release: July 11, 2002
  FTC to Host Workshop on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy September 9-10, 2002 - Washington, D.C.
  Proposal Would Likely Save Consumers Money

July 9, 2002

• For Your Information: July 9, 2002
  Announced Actions for July 9, 2002
  The MSC.Software Corporation matter has been withdrawn from adjudication for the purpose of considering a proposed consent agreement.
• Release Date: July 9, 2002
  FTC Calls for Stiffer Penalties for Identity Thieves
  Senate Bill Would Increase Penalties for Thieves Who Use Stolen Identities to Commit Crimes

July 3, 2002

• Release Date: July 3, 2002
  FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight U.S. Court of Appeals For the Federal Circuit Perspectives on the Intersection Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law and Policy
  The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced times, location, and participants for the July 10 and July 11, 2002 sessions in their joint hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy."

July 2, 2002

• Release Date: July 2, 2002
  Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC Allegations of Anticompetitive Conduct by Schering-plough and Upsher-Smith
  Commission Had Alleged Illegal Payments Delayed Entry of Generic Drugs to U.S. Market
• For Your Information: July 2, 2002
  Announced Action for July 2, 2002
  The Commission has authorized the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the transfer of delegations of authority to disclose certain nonpublic information to foreign law enforcement agencies and delegation of authority to sign confidentiality agreements with certain foreign agencies

July 1, 2002

• Release Date: July 1, 2002
  California-based Debt Collector Agrees to Pay $300,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges of Violating Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Laws
  Company Co-owner Now Permanently Banned from Future Debt Collection Activity; Previously-reported Adverse Information Must Be Removed and Re-evaluated