Commission Actions for April 2012

April 27, 2012

• FTC Staff Comment Before the Alabama House of Representatives Concerning Alabama House Bill 156 Allowing Veterinarians to Work as Employees of 501(C)(3)Nonprofit Spay and Neuter Clinics (April 2012) (V120005)

  • Text of the Comment
  • News Release

April 26, 2012

• In the Matter of CoStar Group, Inc., Lonestar Acquisition Sub, Inc., and LoopNet, Inc.,
  FTC File No. 111 0172
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Vacation Property Services, Inc.; Vacation Property Sellers, Inc. doing business as Timeshare Experts; Higher Level Marketing, Inc. doing business as Vacation Property Services; Albert M. Wilson; David S. Taylor and Frank M. Perry, Jr., Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida)
  Case No. 8:11-cv-00595-JDW-MAP
  FTC File No. 102 3228
• Federal Trade Commission Staff Requests Information Regarding Identity Theft Targeting Senior Citizens
  • Text of the Announcement
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. National Awards Service Advisory, LLC, a limited liability company, also d/b/a Prize Information Bureau and Award Notification Bureau; Central Processing of Nevada, LLC, a limited liability company, d/b/a Publishers Information Bureau and Consumer Reporting Services; International Award Advisors, Inc., a corporation; Spectrum Caging Service, Inc., a corporation; Prize Registry Bureau, Inc., a corporation; Consolidated Data Bureau, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Data Distribution Bureau, Inc., Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of California)
  Case No. CV-10-5418 PJH
  FTC File No. 102 3078

April 25, 2012

• FTC Staff Comment Before the Louisiana House of Representatives on the Likely Competitive Impact of Louisiana House Bill 951 Concerning Advanced Practice Registered Nurses ("APRNs") (April 2012) (V120006)

  • Text of the Comment
  • News Release

April 18, 2012

• In the Matter of Cardinal Health, Inc., a corporation
  FTC File No. 091 0136
  Docket No. C-4339

April 17, 2012

• In the Matter of AmeriGas Propane, L.P., a limited partnership; AmeriGas Propane, Inc., a corporation; Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a limited partnership; and Energy Transfer Partners, GP, L.P., a limited partnership
  FTC File No. 121 0022 and Docket No. C-4346

April 16, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Green Millionaire, LLC, Syndero, Inc., Scott Waltz, and Nigel Williams, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)
  Case No. 1:12-cv-01102-BEL
  FTC File No. 1023204

April 13, 2012

• In the Matter of OSF Healthcare System, a corporation, and Rockford Health System, a corporation
  Docket No. 9349
  FTC File No. 111 0102
• In the Matter of Carpenter Technology Corporation and Latrobe Specialty Metals, Inc.
  FTC File No. 111 0207
  Docket No. C-4349

April 12, 2012

• Commission Orders To File Special Reports Seeking Information About Beverage Alcohol Advertising and Marketing, and About Alcohol Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts
  • Text of the Model Order and Appendix A (Definitions and Instructions)
  • Appendix B (2011 Expenditures), Appendix C (Television, Radio, Magazine, Newspaper, and Internet Placements), and Appendix D (Product Placements)
  • Recipients of Commission Orders
  • News Release

April 11, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Broadway Global Master Inc., also doing business as BGM, In-Arabia Solutions Inc., and Kirit Patel, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California)
  Case No. 2:12-cv-00855-JAM-GGH
  FTC File No. 1123215

April 6, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. U.S. Homeowners Relief, Inc., Waypoint Law Group, Inc., American Lending Review, Inc., New Life Solutions, Inc., D.G.C. Consulting, LLC, DLD Consulting, LLC, Samuel Paul Bain, Macie Mejeco Bain, Aminullah Sarpas, and Damon Grant Carriger, Defendants
  (United States District Court, Central District of California, Southern Division)
  Case No. SACV10-01452 JST (PJWx)
  FTC File Nos. 102 3018 and X100050
• 16 CFR Ch. I: Notice of Intent to Request Public Comments Concerning Systematic Review of Commission Rules and Guides
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
• 16 CFR Parts 320, 321, 322, 603, 610, 611, 613, 614, and 901: Rescission of Federal Trade Commission Rules That Have Been Republished by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Pursuant to Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice

April 5, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Timeshare Mega Media and Marketing Group, Inc., d/b/a Timeshare Market Pro, Inc.; Timeshare Market Pro, Inc.; Joseph Crapella a/k/a Joseph John Philbin; Pasquale Pappalardo; Lisa Tumminia Pappalardo; Pasqualino Agovino; Louis Tobias Duany; and Patricia A. Walker, Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)
  Case No. 0:10-cv-62000-WJZ
  FTC File No. 102 3168
  FTC File No. X110002

April 4, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Hope for Car Owners, LLC, and Patrick Freeman, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California)
  Case No. 2:12-cv-00778-GEB-EFBFTC
  File No. 1223021

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. NAFSO VLM, Inc., also doing business as Vehicle Loan Modification, Kore Services, LLC, also doing business as Auto Debt Consulting also doing business as Car Loans Modification, Naythem Nafso, and Michael Kamfiroozie, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California)
  Case No. 2:12-cv-00781-KJM-EFBFTC
  File No. 1223019

April 3, 2012

• In the Matter of Upromise, Inc., a corporation
  File No. 102 3116

April 2, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services, Inc.; Red Cedar Services, Inc., also doing business as 500FastCash; SFS, Inc., also doing business as OneClickCash; Tribal Financial Services, also doing business as Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans, USFastCash, and Miami Nation Enterprises; AMG Capital Management, LLC; Level 5 Motorsports, LLC; Leadflash Consulting, LLC; Partner Weekly, LLC; Black Creek Capital Corporation; Broadmoor Capital Partners, LLC; The Muir Law Firm, LLC; Scott A. Tucker; Blaine A. Tucker; Timothy J. Muir; Don E. Brady; Robert D. Campbell; and Troy L. Little Axe, Defendants, and Park 269, LLC; and Kim C. Tucker, Relief Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the District of Nevada)
  Case No. 2:12-cv-00536
  FTC File No. 112 3024
• Federal Trade Commission v. Paul Navestad aka Paul Richard individually and doing business as the Cash Grant Institute, Global Ad Agency, Global Advertising Agency, Domain Leasing Company and/or Cash Grant Search, and Chintana Maspakorn aka Christina Maspakorn individually and doing business as the Cash Grant Institute, Global Ad Agency, Global Advertising Agency, Domain Leasing Company and/or Cash Grant Search
  (United States District Court for the Western District of New York)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-6329
  FTC File No. 092 3099
• The Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., by Express Scripts, Inc.
  File No. 111 0210
  • Statement of the Commission
  • Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Brill
  • Closing Letter To Counsel For Express Scripts, Inc.
  • Closing Letter To Counsel For Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
  • News Release