Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling nearly $1.1 million to 87,256 consumers who paid for work-at-home opportunities based on the allegedly deceptive advertising practices of Bob...

Case Timeline Item

Bob Robinson, LLC (timeline item) - April 16, 2019

Date

April 16, 2019

April 15, 2019

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Separate Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Concerning FTC v. Avant, LLC

Date

April 15, 2019

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

162 3090

Separate Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Concerning FTC v. Avant, LLC (44.91 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Separate Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Concerning FTC v. Avant, LLC

Date

April 15, 2019

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

162 3090

Separate Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Concerning FTC v. Avant, LLC (18.28 KB)

Press Release

Online Lending Company Agrees to Settle FTC Charges It Engaged in Deceptive and Unfair Loan Servicing Practices

Date

April 15, 2019

Avant, LLC, an online lending company, has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that it engaged in deceptive and unfair loan servicing practices, such as imposing unauthorized...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Antigravity Batteries LLC

Date

April 15, 2019

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Scott Schafer, Owner for Antigravity Batteries LLC (259 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Avant, LLC (timeline item) - April 15, 2019

Date

April 15, 2019

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (191.9 KB)

[Proposed] Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (282.28 KB)

April 12, 2019

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Joint Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Concerning U.S. v. iSpring Water Systems, LLC. et al.

Date

April 12, 2019

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

172 3033

C4611

Joint Statement of Commissioners Phillips and Wilson Concerning U.S. v. iSpring Water Systems, LLC. et al. (22.14 KB)

Public Statement

Merger Retrospective Lessons from Mr. Rogers

Date

April 12, 2019

Merger Retrospective Lessons from Mr. Rogers (45.37 KB)

Public Statement

Prepared Opening Remarks of Chairman Joseph J. Simons at Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century: Merger Retrospectives

Date

April 12, 2019

Prepared Opening Remarks of Chairman Joseph J. Simons at Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century: Merger Retrospectives (39.68 KB)

Press Release

FTC to Hold Workshop on Certificates of Public Advantage in Healthcare Markets

Date

April 12, 2019

On June 18, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC to assess the impact of certificates of public advantage (“COPAs”) on prices, quality, access, and...

Press Release

FTC Charges Telemarketing Operation with Misleading Job Seekers and Making Millions of Illegal, Unsolicited Calls

Date

April 12, 2019

The FTC has charged a telemarketing operation and its owners with making millions of illegal, unsolicited calls about educational programs to consumers who submitted their contact information to...

Press Release

Marketer of Water Filtration Systems to Pay $110,000 Civil Penalty for Deceptive Made-in-USA Advertisements in Violation of 2017 Order

Date

April 12, 2019

A Georgia-based distributor of water filtration systems has agreed to pay a $110,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 2017 Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Data Spotlight Shows Steep Rise in Complaints about Social Security Scams, Overtaking IRS Scam Complaints

Date

April 12, 2019

It was just a few years ago that the Federal Trade Commission was flooded with complaints about scammers pretending to be from the IRS who called consumers and falsely told them they owed taxes. In...

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (October 2018)

Date

April 12, 2019

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (September 2018)

Date

April 12, 2019

Case Timeline Item

Benco/Schein/Patterson, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 12, 2019

Date

April 12, 2019

Administrative Law Judge's Order Setting Closing Arguments (200.93 KB)

Case Timeline Item

EduTrek, LLC (timeline item) - April 12, 2019

Date

April 12, 2019

Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction, and Other Relief (7.03 MB)

Exhibit A (116.68 KB)

Exhibit B (103.5 KB)

Case Timeline Item

iSpring Water Systems, LLC (Federal) (timeline item) - April 12, 2019

Date

April 12, 2019

Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (76.05 KB)

Complaint Exhibits A through D (3.1 MB)

[Proposed] Stipulated Order For Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction, and Other Relief (473.27 KB)

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