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September 25, 2019

Press Release

FTC Sues Owner of Online Dating Service Match.com for Using Fake Love Interest Ads To Trick Consumers into Paying for a Match.com Subscription

Date

September 25, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission sued online dating service Match Group, Inc. (Match), the owner of Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, and other dating sites, alleging that the company used fake...

Press Release

FTC Testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee On the Agency’s Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition

Date

September 25, 2019

In testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...

Press Release

FTC to Hold Workshop Tomorrow on Made in USA Advertising and Marketing Claims

Date

September 25, 2019

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to consider “Made in USA” and other types of U.S.-origin claims made by domestic and foreign sellers, consumer perception of such claims, the...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 425: Negative Option Rule; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Public Comment

Date

September 25, 2019

Case Timeline Item

Match Group, Inc. (timeline item) - September 25, 2019

Date

September 25, 2019

Complaint for Permanent Injunction, Civil Penalties, and Other Relief (950.63 KB)

Amicus Briefs

SmileDirectClub, LLC v. Battle, et al.

Date

September 25, 2019

Citation Number

19-12227

Federal Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Brief of the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission supporting the district court’s ruling to dismiss plaintiff’s antitrust complaint on state-action grounds. Brief...

Brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission as Amicus Curiae Supporting Plaintiff-Appellee (273.44 KB)

September 24, 2019

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms," Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Date

September 24, 2019

Bruce Hoffman, Director, Bureau of Competition

Matter Number

P180101

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms” (92.36 KB)

Press Release

FTC Testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights on Competition in Digital Technology Markets

Date

September 24, 2019

In testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, the Federal Trade Commission addressed how U.S. antitrust laws apply to acquisitions of nascent...

Press Release

FTC Flags Potentially Unlawful TV Ads for Prescription Drug Lawsuits

Date

September 24, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to seven legal practitioners and lead generators expressing concerns that some television advertisements that solicit clients for personal injury...

Press Release

Belizean Bank to Pay $23 Million and Cease Operations to Settle FTC Charges It Provided Substantial Assistance to the Sanctuary Belize Real Estate Scam

Date

September 24, 2019

Under a proposed consent order, Belize’s Atlantic International Bank Limited (AIBL) will pay $23 million, representing approximately all of its U.S.-based assets, to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Case Timeline Item

Fidelity National Financial/Stewart Information Services, In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 24, 2019

Date

September 24, 2019

Commission Order Dismissing Complaint (53.9 KB)

Case Timeline Item

In re Sanctuary Belize Litigation (timeline item) - September 24, 2019

Date

September 24, 2019

[Proposed] Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Defendant Atlantic International Bank Limited (225.12 KB)

September 23, 2019

Report

Economics at the FTC: Quantitative Analyses of Two Chemical Manufacturing Mergers

Date

September 23, 2019

Economics at the FTC: Quantitative Analyses of Two Chemical Manufacturing Mergers (886.27 KB)

Sep24

Event

BCP Director Andrew Smith discusses Lead Generation Enforcement at Profession Association for Customer Engagement (PACE)

September 24, 2019 | 12:00PM

BCP Director Andrew Smith will discuss Lead Generation Enforcement at the Profession Association for Customer Engagement (PACE). Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Sep25

Event

Chmn. Simons and Cmr. Chopra testify before House Committee on Appropriations at FTC hearing: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century

September 25, 2019 | 10:00AM

FTC Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Rohit Chopra will testify before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (116th Congress) at a hearing...

Sep23

Event

BCP Director Andrew Smith discusses enforcement at National Advertising Division Annual Conference 2019

September 23, 2019 | 12:00PM

BCP Director Andrew Smith will discuss enforcement at the National Advertising Division Annual Conference 2019. Conrad New York, 102 North End Ave., New York, NY

Sep24

Event

Director Hoffman testifies before Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

September 24, 2019 | 2:30PM

Bruce Hoffman, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, will testify before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights at a hearing...

September 20, 2019

Press Release

Apex Capital Group Internet Marketers Settle FTC Allegations They Deceived Consumers With False Claims of “Free Trial” Offers and Unauthorized Continuity Plans

Date

September 20, 2019

The two principals of the Apex Capital Group Internet marketing operation and the 12 corporate defendants they controlled (the Apex Capital defendants) have agreed to court orders settling the Federal...

September 19, 2019

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra in the Matter of Truly Organic

Date

September 19, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

192 3077

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra in the Matter of Truly Organic (61.35 KB)

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Boston Scientific Corp.’s Acquisition of BTG plc

Date

September 19, 2019

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Boston Scientific’s proposed $4.2 billion acquisition of medical equipment and...

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