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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding the recent spike in gasoline prices in California: “The Commission is keenly aware of recent gasoline price...

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FTC Settlements Require Equifax to Forfeit Money Made by Allegedly Improperly Selling Information about Millions of Consumers Who Were Late on Their Mortgages

Date

October 10, 2012

One of the largest U.S. consumer reporting agencies, Equifax Information Services LLC, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it improperly sold lists of consumers who were late on...

Press Release

FTC Acts to Halt Medical Plan Scheme that Targeted Vulnerable Consumers

Date

October 10, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission charged a telemarketing operation with bilking millions of dollars from thousands of consumers by tricking them into buying what they believed was comprehensive health...

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IAB Marketing Associates, LP, d/b/a IAB, et al. (timeline item) - October 10, 2012

Date

October 10, 2012

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (1.31 MB)

Stipulated Preliminary Injunction Entered Against Defendants Health Service Providers, Inc. (HSP); Magnolia Health Management Corporation d/b/a Health Service Providers; Magnolia Technologies Corporation, d/b/a/ Health Service Providers; Fav marketing, Inc. d/b/a Health Service Providers; Roy Hamilton; and Judy Hamilton (2.24 MB)

Preliminary Injunction Entered Against Defendants IAB Marketing Associates, LP; Independent Association of Businesses; HealthCorp International, Inc.; JW Marketing Designs, LLC; International Marketing Agencies, LP; International Marketing Management, LLC; Wood, LLC; James C. Wood; James J. Wood; Michael J. Wood; and Gary D. Wood (119.92 KB)

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Equifax Information Services LL (timeline item) - October 10, 2012

Date

October 10, 2012

Agreement Containing Consent Order (179.5 KB)

Appendix A (227.03 KB)

Complaint (44.89 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (44.15 KB)

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Direct Lending Source, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - October 10, 2012

Date

October 10, 2012

Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (152.28 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction, and Other Equitable Relief (1.55 MB)

October 9, 2012

Press Release

FTC Cracks Down on Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes

Date

October 9, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has filed three separate suits in federal court to halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of three operations that preyed on distressed homeowners by falsely claiming they...

Press Release

FTC Submits Amicus Brief Explaining that Drug Companies Use No-Authorized Generic Agreements to Delay Generic Competition

Date

October 9, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey stating that an agreement by a branded drug company not to launch an authorized generic (AG...

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E.M.A. Nationwide, also d/b/a EMA and Expense Management America, et al. (timeline item) - October 9, 2012

Date

October 9, 2012

Complaint For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (639.79 KB)

Plaintiffs Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support of Its Motion For An Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order With Appointment of A Receiver, Asset Freeze and Accounting, Expedited Discovery, and Order to Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (1013.05 KB)

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Harrison Funeral Home, Inc., and John Balsamo (timeline item) - October 9, 2012

Date

October 9, 2012

Amended Complaint (517.25 KB)

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Prime Legal Plans LLC, et al. (timeline item) - October 9, 2012

Date

October 9, 2012

Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission's Complaint For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (1.3 MB)

Plaintiffs Ex Parte Motion for a TRO With An Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue and Memorandum In Support Thereof (2.39 MB)

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American Mortgage Consulting Group, LLC, also d/b/a American Mortgage Group and American Mortgage Consulting, et al. (timeline item) - October 9, 2012

Date

October 9, 2012

Complaint For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (Seal Lifted) (252.19 KB)

October 5, 2012

Press Release

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Kinder Morgan's Application to Sell Pipeline Assets

Date

October 5, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by energy company Kinder Morgan, Inc. requesting FTC approval for the company to sell certain natural gas pipeline and other...

Press Release

FTC Puts Conditions on UHS's Proposed Acquisition of Ascend Health Corporation

Date

October 5, 2012

Hospital management company Universal Health Services, Inc. will sell an acute inpatient psychiatric facility in the El Paso, Texas/Santa Teresa, New Mexico area to settle Federal Trade Commission...

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Kinder Morgan, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - October 5, 2012

Date

October 5, 2012

Application Filed By Kinder Morgan, Inc. For Approval of Proposed Divestiture of the KM Pipeline Assets To Tailgrass Energy Partners, LP (4.28 MB)

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