Commission Actions

Cmr. Wilson keynote address to Family Online Safety Institute. U.S. Institute of Peace

November 21, 2019 | 11:10AM

FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson will deliver a keynote address to the Family Online Safety Institute. U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC

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Cmr. Slaughter panelist at American Bar Association 2019 Fall Forum Tech Summit

November 18, 2019 | 1:15PM

FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will participate in a panel discussion titled “Data as an Asset” at the American Bar Association 2019 Fall Forum Tech Summit. Ronald Reagan Building and...

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Cmr. Wilson panelist at American Bar Association 2019 Fall Forum Tech Summit

November 18, 2019 | 4:05PM

FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson will participate in a panel discussion about the future of competition law at the American Bar Association 2019 Fall Forum Tech Summit. Ronald Reagan Building and...

November 15, 2019

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation

Date

November 15, 2019

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0061

Docket Number

C-4690

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation (55.17 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation (40.74 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation

Date

November 15, 2019

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0061

Docket Number

C-4690

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation

Date

November 15, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0061

Docket Number

C-4690

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation (55.52 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation

Date

November 15, 2019

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0061

Docket Number

C-4690

Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (58.08 KB)

FTC Requires Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation to Divest Psoriasis Drug Otezla as a Condition of Acquisition

Date

November 15, 2019

Pharmaceutical and biologic manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, and Celgene Corporation have agreed to divest Celgene’s Otezla, the most popular oral treatment in the United States for...

Case Timeline Item

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 15, 2019

Date

November 15, 2019

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (1.12 MB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (24.44 KB)

[Proposed] Decision and Order (162.57 KB)

Complaint (68.82 KB)

Order to Maintain Assets (119.78 KB)

November 14, 2019

FTC Criminal Liaison Unit Presents Award to USPIS Team Leader Lisa D. Mayberry

Date

November 14, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission’s Criminal Liaison Unit honored Lisa D. Mayberry, a Team Leader in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Los Angeles Division, with its 2019 Consumer Shield Award. The...

FTC Submits Comment in Favor of Massachusetts House Bill 1869, which would Expand Scope of Practice for Podiatrists

Date

November 14, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted a comment to Massachusetts State Representative Paul Donato in support of a bill before the Massachusetts legislature, which would allow podiatrists to...

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointed of a Temporary Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (491.79 KB)

Closing Letters

Nevco, Inc.

Date

November 14, 2019

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to George Paul, Counsel for Nevco, Inc. (42.48 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Arete Financial Group (timeline item) - November 14, 2019

Date

November 14, 2019

November 13, 2019

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 4: Perspectives of the Antitrust Agencies"

Date

November 13, 2019

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Matter Number

P180101

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 4: Perspectives of the Antitrust Agencies" (71.76 KB)

FTC Testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee On Competition Enforcement and Policy, Including in Technology Markets

Date

November 13, 2019

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, the Federal Trade Commission described its enforcement and policy work to promote competition in U.S...

Advocacy Filings

Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission to Massachusetts Rep. Paul J. Donato regarding HB1869 and SB1329

Date

November 13, 2019

Matter Number

V2000002

Text of the FTC Staff Comment (10.91 MB)

November 12, 2019

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of InfoTrax Systems, L.C.

Date

November 12, 2019

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

162 3130

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of InfoTrax Systems, L.C. (32 KB)

FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Allegedly Bilked Consumers out of Millions

Date

November 12, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission obtained a temporary restraining order halting an operation that bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by pretending to be affiliated with the U.S. Department of...

Utah Company Settles FTC Allegations it Failed to Safeguard Consumer Data

Date

November 12, 2019

A Utah-based technology company has agreed to implement a comprehensive data security program to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company failed to put in place reasonable security...

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