Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn the Policy Statement on Monetary Equitable Remedies in Competition Cases. The Statement was issued in 2003 and outlined a framework for determining when the...

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Freedom Companies Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - July 31, 2012

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31 de Jul de 2012

Stipulated Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze and Other Equitable Relief (4.25 MB)

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McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 31, 2012

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31 de Jul de 2012

Unopposed Motion of Non-Party Sigma Corporation for in Camera Treatment of Certain Designated Hearing Exhibits (660.32 KB)

Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel for Third-Party The Distribution Group Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, P.C. (114.71 KB)

Star Pipe Products, Ltd.s Motion for in Camera Treatment of Proposed Evidence (345.07 KB)

Non-Party United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC's Motion For in Camera Treatment of Complaint Counsel Proposed Trial Exhibits (463.17 KB)

30 de Jul de 2012

Public Statement

Bending the Health Care Cost Curve: The View from the Federal Trade Commission

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30 de Jul de 2012

Bending the Health Care Cost Curve: The View from the Federal Trade Commission (81.59 KB)

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Una acción de la FTC detiene una estafa de asistencia para deudores hipotecarios operada desde la República Dominicana por incurrir en un presunto fraude contra propietarios de vivienda hispanoparlantes de Estados Unidos por más de $2 millones de dólares

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30 de Jul de 2012

A petición de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés), una corte federal de distrito ha ordenado el cese de una estafa operada a nivel nacional desde la República Dominicana –...

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FTC Action Halts Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam That Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners of more than $2 Million

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30 de Jul de 2012

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a nationwide scam operating from the Dominican Republic – but pretending to be in Chicago – that allegedly peddled fake...

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FTC Staff Comment to CFPB Supports Protection of Consumers Who Use General Purpose Reloadable Cards

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30 de Jul de 2012

In a comment submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), staff of the Federal Trade Commission expressed support for protecting users of general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards and...

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McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 30, 2012

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30 de Jul de 2012

McWane, Inc.'s Motion to Amend the Protective Order Governing Discovery (395.11 KB)

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Freedom Companies Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - July 30, 2012

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30 de Jul de 2012

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (672.33 KB)

Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission's Memorandum in Support of its Ex Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (785.75 KB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (773.42 KB)

27 de Jul de 2012

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FTC Alerts Consumers Who Want to Help Colorado Movie Theater Shooting Victims

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27 de Jul de 2012

The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, has tips for anyone who may want to donate money to the victims and families of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting. One...

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FTC Action Results in Contempt Order Against Online Check Writing Marketers

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27 de Jul de 2012

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court found a check creation and delivery business and its operators in contempt for violating a court order barring them from creating and e...

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POM Wonderful LLC and Roll Global LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 27, 2012

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27 de Jul de 2012

Complaint Counsel's Reply Brief to Respondents' Answering Brief (1.07 MB)

Reply Brief of Respondents Pom Wonderful LLC, Roll Global, Stewart A. Resnick, and Lynda Rae Resnick (1.89 MB)

Respondent Matt Tupper's Reply to Complaint Counsel's Answering Brief (601.27 KB)

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McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 27, 2012

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27 de Jul de 2012

Administrative Law Judges Order on Respondent McWane, Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time (48.13 KB)

Sip Industries' Motion for in Camera Treatment of Material Previously Designated as Confidential (3.22 MB)

Electrosteel USA, LLC's Unopposed Motion For in Camera Treatment of Proposed Evidence (1.05 MB)

Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel for Non-Party Griffin Pipe Products (115.44 KB)

Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel for Third-Party Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a Wolseley Company (46.15 KB)

Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel for Third-party American Cast Iron Pipe Company (78.74 KB)

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Neovi, Inc. d/b/a Neovi Data Corporation and Qchex.com; G7 Productivity Systems, Inc. d/b/a Qchex.com; et al. (timeline item) - July 27, 2012

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27 de Jul de 2012

Order Holding Defendants in Contempt of January 7, 2009 Final Order and Ordering Sanctions (86.3 KB)

26 de Jul de 2012

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FTC Becomes First Enforcement Authority in APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System

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26 de Jul de 2012

The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States' participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S...

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