The legal library gives you easy access to the FTC’s case information and other official legal, policy, and guidance documents.
Federal Trade Commission Comment Before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regarding the NHTSA Proposed Rule Entitled “Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications,” and the Accompanying Report
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice (Fuel Economy Consumer Study)
20141612: Stanford University; The Hospital Committee for the Livermore-Pleasanton Area
20150018: Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.; Civitas Therapeutics, Inc.
20141665: Microsoft Corporation; Markus Persson
20150001: The Veritas Capital Fund IV, L.P.; EMCORE Corporation
20141615: The Walt Disney Company; Shane Smith
20141618: The Hearst Family Trust; Shane Smith
20141656: The Weir Group PLC; Navis Asia Fund V, L.P.
20141662: Smurfit Kappa Group plc; The Sanders Family 2011 Irrevocable Trust
20150016: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings; LipoScience, Inc.
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. and Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, In the Matter of
Pharmaceutical company Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., the maker of Dramamine, agreed to divest assets and marketing rights for the over-the-counter motion sickness drug Bonine to settle FTC charges that Prestige’s proposed acquisition of Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation would likely be anticompetitive. Prestige proposed to acquire Insight for $750 million. According to the FTC’s complaint, Prestige’s Dramamine, which is the best-selling branded product in the market for over-the-counter motion-sickness drugs, and Insight’s Bonine, are the only two branded products with significant sales. Absent a remedy, the acquisition would eliminate the close competition between Dramamine and Bonine, likely leading to higher prices for consumers.
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc., In the Matter of
The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) has agreed to eliminate provisions in its code of ethics that limit competition among its members. The FTC charged that NATS, which represents more than 7,300 vocal arts teachers in the United States, restrained competition in violation of the FTC Act through a code of ethics provision that prohibits members from soliciting students from other members. The order settling the FTC’s complaint against NATS requires that it stop restraining members from seeking teaching work, and stop telling its members that soliciting students is unethical. The order also requires NATS to obtain a certification from each of its chapters that the chapter is not restricting solicitation, advertising, or price-related competition by its members, and to sever its ties with any chapter that NATS learns is restraining solicitation, advertising, or price-related competition by its members. NATS also must implement an antitrust compliance program.
National Association of Residential Property Managers, Inc., In the Matter of
The National Association of Residential Property Managers, Inc. (NARPM) has agreed to eliminate provisions in its code of ethics that limit competition among its members. The FTC’s complaint against NARPM, which represent more than 4,000 real estate managers, brokers, and agents, alleges that NARPM and its members restrained competition in violation of the FTC Act through provisions in its code of ethics that restrict comparative advertising and solicitation of competitor’s clients. The proposed consent order settling the FTC’s charges requires NARPM to stop restraining its members from soliciting property management work, and from making statements that are not false or deceptive about a competitor’s products, services, or business or commercial practices. NARPM also must implement an antitrust compliance program.