Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more. The Legal Library has detailed information about cases we have brought in federal court or through our internal administrative process, called an adjudicative proceeding.
PVI, Inc., d/b/a Photo Vend International
Magnetic Therapeutic Technologies, Inc., and Jim B. Richardson
Pain Stops Here!, Inc. (Operation Cure All)
Pain Stops Here, Inc., and Sande R. Caplin
Provident Companies, Inc. and UNUM Corporation
The consent order ensures that the merged firm of Provident and UNUM Corporation will continue to participate in industry-wide solicitations for data to make actuarial predictions on probable future claims by applicants who hold policies with providers of individual disability insurance. The order requires Provident-to provide data to the Society of Actuaries and/or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for studies and reports
QX International, Inc., and Anthony F. Francis
Body Systems Technology, Inc.; William E. Chace; and James D. Davis
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
OMNI Advertising, Inc., and Christoper Ehrhorn, also d/b/a Fri, Inc., American Deputy Sheriffs Association, Disabled Firefighters, et al.
Liberty Financial Companies, Inc.
SNIA S.p.A, In the Matter of
Final order settles charges that Sorin Biomedica S.p.A.'s acquisition of COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. would eliminate competition in the United states market for research, development, manufacture and sale of heart-lung machines. The order permits the acquisition and requires the divestiture of COBE's heart-lung machine business to Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Fitness Quest, Inc., and Robert R. Schnabel, Jr
Micron Electronics, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc.
North Lake Tahoe Medical Group, Inc.
Physicians practicing in the North and South Lake Tahoe areas settled charges that they conspired to fix the prices and terms for professional services. The consent order prohibits the IPA from engaging in collective negotiations to fix prices; refusing to deal with third party payers; and coercing payers into accepting PA fee schedules and minimum reimbursement rates.