Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. to sell some of its assets to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., a Delaware-based...

Press Release

FTC Mobile-Friendly Videos Help Consumers Shop for Cars

Date

July 8, 2016

New or used, cars are big-ticket items. Four new 60-second videos from the Federal Trade Commission can help buyers shop with confidence. The mobile-friendly videos, in English and Spanish, offer...

Press Release

FTC and Florida Charge Tech Support Operation with Tricking Consumers Into Paying Millions for Bogus Services

Date

July 8, 2016

The FTC and State of Florida have taken action against defendants who ran an international tech support operation and allegedly misrepresented to consumers that malware or hackers had compromised...

Case Timeline Item

American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 8, 2016

Date

July 8, 2016

Petition of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. For Approval of the Proposed Divestiture of Certain of the Gases Assets To Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (504.9 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Help Desk National (timeline item) - July 8, 2016

Date

July 8, 2016

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (9.04 MB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (17.58 MB)

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (1.38 MB)

Order Lifting Seal (841.92 KB)

July 7, 2016

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Event

Cmr. McSweeny speech at AI Now: The Social and Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Near-Term

July 7, 2016 | 8:30AM

Commissioner McSweeny will deliver remarks at AI Now: The Social and Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Near-Term, a symposium sponsored by Artificial Intelligence...

Jul07

Event

Cmr. McSweeny speech at the Bloomberg Government Dinner

July 7, 2016 | 7:30PM

Commissioner McSweeny will deliver remarks at the Bloomberg Government Dinner, sponsored by Bloomberg Government, NoPa Kitchen and Bar, 800 F St. NW, Washington, D.C., at 7.30 p.m. EDT

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Nest Labs, Inc.

Date

July 7, 2016

Matter Number

162 3119

Closing Letter to Richard J. Lutton, Jr., Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Nest Labs, Inc. (498.35 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Williams, Scott & Associates (timeline item) - July 7, 2016

Date

July 7, 2016

Federal Trade Commission v. Chris Lenyszyn (11th Cir.), Brief of the FTC, 16-10063 (170.72 KB)

July 6, 2016

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission - In the Matter of Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc

Date

July 6, 2016

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Docket Number

9366

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission (27.26 KB)

Press Release

FTC Dismisses Complaint Challenging Merger of Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center

Date

July 6, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to dismiss without prejudice its administrative complaint challenging the proposed merger between Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center – two...

Press Release