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February 9, 2018

Press Release

FTC Amends its Rules of Practice to Allow Delegation of Limited Authority When the Commission Lacks a Quorum

Date

February 9, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission amended its Rules of Practice to grant authority to the agency’s commissioners or general counsel under very limited circumstances to take action such as accepting...

Case Timeline Item

1-800 Contacts, Inc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 9, 2018

Date

February 9, 2018

Complaint Counsel’s Answering Brief to Respondent’s Appeal Brief (9.74 MB)

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Tronox/Cristal USA, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 9, 2018

Date

February 9, 2018

Notice of Appearance Filed By Counsel Supporting the Complaint (178.72 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to Washington State Rep. Paul Graves, regarding S.S.B. 5411/H.B. 1473

Date

February 9, 2018

Matter Number

V180006

FTC Staff Comment to Washington State Rep. Paul Graves, regarding S.S.B. 5411/H.B. 1473 (168.62 KB)

February 8, 2018

Press Release

FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Business Coaching Scheme

Date

February 8, 2018

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted an operation that took more than $14 million from consumers seeking to start their own online business. The operation...

Press Release

FTC Approves Updates to Energy Labeling Rule

Date

February 8, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Energy Labeling Rule by updating comparability range and cost information for several products, including dishwashers, furnaces, pool heaters and room air...

Case Timeline Item

Digital Altitude LLC (timeline item) - February 8, 2018

Date

February 8, 2018

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [Seal Lifted] (2.41 MB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointment of A Temporary Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order To Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (1.02 MB)

February 7, 2018

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Canadian Fertilizer and Chemical Companies PotashCorp and Agrium to Divest 2 Production Facilities as Condition of Merger

Date

February 7, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the merger of Canadian fertilizer and chemical companies Potash Corporation of...

Press Release

FTC Charges Ameritech and Brandon Frere with Deceiving Consumers

Date

February 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a student loan debt relief operation with bilking more than $28 million from thousands of consumers throughout the country by falsely promising that consumers’...

Press Release

FTC Staff Testifies in Favor of Effort to Repeal Alaska Laws That Limit Competition in the Health Care Sector

Date

February 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission staff has recommended that Alaska repeal its certificate-of-need (CON) laws, which require healthcare providers to obtain state approval before expanding, establishing new...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Prodeco Technologies, LLC

Date

February 7, 2018

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Robert Provost, CEO, Prodeco Technologies, LLC (479.04 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Agrium Inc., Potash Corporation, and Nutrien Ltd., In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 7, 2018

Date

February 7, 2018

Decision and Order (111.67 KB)

Order To Maintain Assets (58.5 KB)

Complaint (25.94 KB)

Letter To Commenter (93.72 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Donor Relations LLC & Courtesy Call, Inc. (timeline item) - February 7, 2018

Date

February 7, 2018

Motion To Dismiss For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction, For Insufficient Service, And For Insufficient Process Made By Special Appearance (105.87 KB)

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American Financial Benefits Center, et al. (timeline item) - February 7, 2018

Date

February 7, 2018

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (358.34 KB)

Complaint Exhibit A (3.24 MB)

Complaint Exhibit B (485.87 KB)

Complaint Exhibit C (3.82 MB)

Complaint Exhibit D (2.03 MB)

Complaint Exhibit E (1.26 MB)

Complaint Exhibit F (397.33 KB)

Complaint Exhibit G (825.35 KB)

Complaint Exhibit H (15.38 MB)

Complaint Exhibit I (350.36 KB)

Advocacy Filings

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission to the Alaska Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce On Certificate-of-Need Laws and Alaska Senate Bill 62

Date

February 7, 2018

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Federal Trade Commission Statement (177.65 KB)

February 6, 2018

Press Release

FTC Releases Agenda for PrivacyCon 2018

Date

February 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for PrivacyCon 2018, an event that will be held on February 28, 2018, and will highlight research that explores the privacy and security...

Press Release

Advertising Firm Barred from Assisting in the Marketing and Sale of Weight-Loss Supplements Deceptively Pitched to Consumers

Date

February 6, 2018

Marketing Architects, Inc. (MAI), an advertising agency that created and disseminated allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight-loss products marketed by its client, Direct Alternatives, has agreed to...

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