Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the completion of its investigation of various marketing and distribution practices employed by the major oil refiners in Arizona, California, Nevada...

Press Release

Court Settlement Bans Company from Marketing Fraudulent Credit Card "Protection" Services to Unwary Consumers

Date

May 7, 2001

Continuing to caution consumers about the dangers of "credit card protection" fraud, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a court settlement with Liberty Direct, Inc. ("Liberty Direct") and...

May07

Event

Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the World of E-Commerce

May 7, 2001 | 12:00AM - May 8, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop to examine selected issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") and business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic marketplaces.

Case Timeline Item

Liberty Direct, Inc., Paul L. Wiggs, and David C. Furni (timeline item) - May 7, 2001

Date

May 7, 2001

(Proposed) Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Defendants Liberty Direct, Inc., Paul L. Wiggs, and David C. Furnia (82.87 KB)

Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction Against Defendants Libery Direct, Inc., Paul L. Wiggs, and David C. Furnia (87.22 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Orson Swindle Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (7.88 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Thomas B. Leary Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (1.56 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Western States Gasoline Pricing (timeline item) - May 7, 2001

Date

May 7, 2001

Closing Letters (526.41 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Anthony, Commissioner Swindle, and Commissioner Leary

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Thompson

May 4, 2001

Press Release

Announced Actions for May 4, 2001

Date

May 4, 2001

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved five divestiture requests from El Paso Energy Corp. regarding the following: 1) the sale of a 0.48 percent interest as a...

Federal Register Notice

Telemarketing Sales Rule Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension

Date

May 4, 2001

Federal Register Notice

Smokeless Tobacco Act Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension

Date

May 4, 2001

Case Timeline Item

Natural Organics, Inc., and Gerald A. Kessler, individually and as an officer of the corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 4, 2001

Date

May 4, 2001

Protective Order (414.67 KB)

Case Timeline Item

El Paso Energy Corporation and The Coastal Corporation (timeline item) - May 4, 2001

Date

May 4, 2001

Letter Approving Four Requests for Approval of Divestiture of Certain Assets to Dominion Resources, Inc., TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd., PG& E Corporation, and New Jersey Resources Corporation. (78.83 KB)

Letter Approving Request for Approval of Divestiture of Certain Assets to Northern Border Partners, LP. (57.35 KB)

May 3, 2001

Public Statement

The Patent-Antitrust Interface

Date

May 3, 2001

I. Introduction The interface between intellectual property law and competition is a challenging subject that is a relatively new one for me. For a variety of reasons my individual private practice...

Press Release

FTC Warns Manufacturers and Retailers of Ultrasonic Pest-control Devices

Date

May 3, 2001

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced that they have sent warning letters to more than 60 manufacturers and retailers of ultrasonic pest-control devices...

Press Release

Deceptive Toner-phoner Defendants to Pay $2 Million in Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges;

Date

May 3, 2001

Modern Concept Marketing, Inc., its president, Joseph Moadeb, and its vice president, Sam Jenkala, have agreed to pay $2 million for consumer redress to settle federal charges that they operated a...

Case Timeline Item

Modern Concept Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 3, 2001

Date

May 3, 2001

First Amended Complaint For Injunctive And Other Equitable Relief (31.97 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment And Order For Permanent Injunction And Other Monetary Relief (67.4 KB)

May 2, 2001

Press Release

Announced Actions for May 2, 2001

Date

May 2, 2001

On Friday, April 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval to a plan of distribution in the FTC's and the 50 states' settlement in the lawsuit against Mylan...

Press Release

FTC Charges Against a Fraudulent Payphone Business Opportunity Result in Injunctions Against All Defendants

Date

May 2, 2001

Advanced Public Communications, Corporation, James L. Bianco, Jr. and Michael Drucker, three of the four defendants named in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide...

Press Release

Order Bars Student Tour Operator from Future Travel Fraud

Date

May 2, 2001

The Federal Trade Commission today once again reminds students to choose their travel providers carefully and announces it has settled the last case of alleged travel fraud brought through 1999's...

Case Timeline Item

Cerkvenik-Anderson Travel, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 2, 2001

Date

May 2, 2001

Stipulated Final Judgement And Order For Permanent Injunction As To All Defendants (58.28 KB)

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