Comcast Corporation (fiber-optic content of consumer broadband network)
Date
By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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.
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International Product Design, Inc.; the Innovation Center, Inc.; National Idea Center, Inc.; New Products of America, Inc.; Azure Communications, Inc. dba London Communications, Inc.; International Licensing Corporation, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
X97-0071
El Paso Corporation and The Coastal Corporation
… El Paso Corporation and The Coastal Corporation El Paso Corporation and The Coastal Corporation … El Paso …
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
001 0086
Docket Number
C-3996
API Trade, LLC; ARA Auto Parts Trading LLC; Bend Transfer Services, LLC; B-Texas European, LLC; CBTC, LLC; CMG Global, LLC; Confident Inc.orporation; HDPL Trade LLC; Hometown Homebuyers, LLC; IAS Group LLC; IHC Trade LLC; MZ Services, LLC; New World
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3051
Service Corporation International and Keystone North America Inc., In the Matter of
Service Corporation International (SCI), the nation’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services, settled Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Keystone North America Inc., the fifth-largest funeral and cemetery services provider in North America, raises antitrust concerns in several local markets for funeral services and cemetery services. The order requires SCI to sell 22 funeral homes and four cemeteries in 19 local markets to ensure competition is preserved following its acquisition of Keystone.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
101 0013
Direct Marketing Associates, Corp., et al., USA
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3002
Danaher Corporation and MDS, Inc., In the Matter of
The Commission challenged Danaher’s proposed acquisition of MDS Analytical Technologies, requiring that MDS divest its assets related to its laser microdissection business. The proposed settlement is designed to preserve competition in the North American market for laser microdissection devices – a key tool for scientific research.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0159
Service Corporation International, In the Matter of
The Commission challenged Service Corporation International's (SCI) proposed acquisition of local rival Palm Mortuary, Inc. At the time of the acquisition, SCI, the nation’s largest cemetery operator, was the third-largest provider of cemetery services in Las Vegas, Nevada, and after the acquisition of Palm, would have controlled 76 percent of the market for funeral services, which includes burial plots, opening and closing of graves, memorials, burial vaults, mausoleum spaces, and cemetery maintenance. The Commission's order required SCI to sell its cemetery and funeral home in Las Vegas to complete the acquisition of Palm.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0138
Docket Number
C-4275
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation, and Robin Hood Holdings Limited, a limited liability company, In the Matter of
The Commission charged that Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s acquisition of Robin Hood Holdings Limited, owner of Arrow Pharmaceuticals, would have harmed consumers by eliminating future competition for important generic drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease (cabergoline) and the side effects of chemotherapy (dronabinol). The Commission’s order requires the firms to sell assets related to the two drugs to FTC-approved buyers and to ensure the acquirers have the means to compete effectively in the future.
There is a related federal proceeding and two related administrative proceedings:
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0116
Docket Number
C-4276
CSE, Inc., also d/b/a MAD MOD, and Chris Saetveit and Cyndi Saetveit, individually and as owners of the corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3181
Statement of Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Rosch, In the Matter of Intel Corporation
Date
By
Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman;
J. Thomas Rosch, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
061 0247
Docket Number
9341
Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rosch, In the Matter of Intel Corporation
Date
By
J. Thomas Rosch, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
061 0247
Docket Number
9341
Statement of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Regarding the Announcement that Arthur D. Levinson Has Resigned from Google's Board
… Chief Executive Officer of Genentech and a member of the corporate boards of both Google and Apple, is stepping down …
Date
By
Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman
On October 12, 2009, Google announced that Arthur D. Levinson, the former Chief Executive Officer of Genentech and a member of the corporate boards of both Google and Apple, is stepping down from...
Successful Credit Service Corporation, et al., FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3233
Constellation Brands, Inc., a corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3035
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