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March 12, 2013
FTC Staff Makes Recommendations to Texas Public Utility Commission on Programs to Improve Reliability of Electricity Markets
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment in response to a request from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for comments on demand response (DR) as one aspect of the PUC’s ongoing...
FTC Staff Makes Recommendations to Texas Public Utility Commission on Programs to Improve Reliability of Electricity Markets
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment in response to a request from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for comments on demand response (DR) as one aspect of the PUC’s ongoing...
FTC and Idaho Attorney General Challenge St. Luke's Health System's Acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group as Anticompetitive
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with the Idaho Attorney General, will file a complaint in federal district court seeking to block St. Luke’s Health System, Ltd.’s acquisition of Idaho's largest...
FTC Staff Revises Online Advertising Disclosure Guidelines
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The Federal Trade Commission today released new guidance for mobile and other online advertisers that explains how to make disclosures clear and conspicuous to avoid deception. Updating guidance known...
FTC Amicus Brief: Improper Use of Restricted Drug Distribution Programs May Impede Generic Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey explaining that brand name drug manufacturers may improperly use restricted drug...
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Case Timeline Item
St. Luke's Health System, Ltd, and Saltzer Medical Group, P.A. (timeline item) - March 12, 2013
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File
Complaint For Permanent Injunction
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March 11, 2013
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., et al. v. Apotex Inc.
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Citation Number
1:12-cv-05743-NLH-AMD
Federal Court
District of New Jersey
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, addressing the question of whether a branded pharmaceutical companys...
File
March 8, 2013
FTC Action Halts Brooklyn Company from Using Deception, Threats, and Intimidation to Trick Elderly Consumers Into Paying for Unordered Medical Alert Devices
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has temporarily shut down a Brooklyn, New York-based operation that the allegedly used deception, threats, and intimidation to induce...
FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment Period for PAE Workshop Through April 5, 2013
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have extended the deadline for submitting comments on their recent Patent Assertion Entity Activities Workshop to April 5, 2013. The...
FTC to Host Mobile Cramming Roundtable May 8
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a roundtable on May 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C., to examine unauthorized third-party charges on mobile phone bills – a practice known as mobile cramming. The...
FTC Staff Report Examines Growing Use of Mobile Payments
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As part of its efforts to ensure that consumers are protected in the growing mobile marketplace, the Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report today highlighting key issues facing consumers and...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Non-Compete Agreement Harmed Competition in the Market for Bulk Bleach Used to Disinfect Water
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that a non-compete agreement between bulk bleach producers Oltrin Solutions, LLC and JCI...
Case Timeline Item
Oltrin Solutions, LLC, a company; JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (timeline item) - March 8, 2013
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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March 7, 2013
FTC Cracks Down on Senders of Spam Text Messages Promoting "Free" Gift Cards
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The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on affiliate marketers that allegedly bombarded consumers with hundreds of millions of unwanted spam text messages in an effort to steer them towards...
Marketers of Alleged "Mass Joinder" and "Forensic Loan Audit" Mortgage Relief Services Scams Settle FTC Charges, Agree to Surrender Assets and Halt Deceptive Conduct
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The defendants behind an alleged mortgage relief scam have agreed to settle FTC charges that they deceived cash-strapped consumers into believing they could hold onto their homes and reduce their...
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