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A U.S. district court has permanently barred the ringleader of a multi-million dollar fraud that targeted seniors from all telemarketing activities, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission’s...

Press Release

FTC, CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding

Date

March 12, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their ongoing memorandum of understanding. The memorandum outlines the working relationship between the two...

Case Timeline Item

First Consumers, et al. (timeline item) - March 12, 2015

Date

March 12, 2015

Order (25.1 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment as to Defendant Ari Tietolman (577.36 KB)

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff FTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment Against Defendant Ari Tietolman (136.49 KB)

Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment as to Corporate Defendants First Consumers, LLC; Standard American Marketing Inc.; Powerplay Industries, LLC; 1166519075 Québec Inc. Doing Business as Landshark Holdings Inc.; and 1164047236 Québec Inc. Doing Business as Madicom Inc. (539.6 KB)

Case Timeline Item

LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 12, 2015

Date

March 12, 2015

Administrative Law Judge’s Order On Complaint Counsel's Motion for In Camera Treatment (941.02 KB)

Administrative Law Judge’s Order Rescheduling Resumption of Evidentiary Hearing (1.11 MB)

March 11, 2015

Press Release

FTC Charges DIRECTV with Deceptively Advertising the Cost of Its Satellite Television Service

Date

March 11, 2015

Company advertises discounted monthly prices, fails to tell consumers about 2-year contract obligation...

Case Timeline Item

Sysco/USF Holding/US Foods, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 11, 2015

Date

March 11, 2015

Respondents' Motion to Reschedule Initial Prehearing Scheduling Conference (572.27 KB)

Administrative Law Judge’s Order Rescheduling Initial Scheduling Conference (167.71 KB)

Case Timeline Item

DIRECTV (timeline item) - March 11, 2015

Date

March 11, 2015

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (52.28 KB)

Exhibit 1 (1.32 MB)

Exhibit 2 (45.64 KB)

Exhibit 2 (video) (11.23 MB)

Exhibit 3 (546.77 KB)

Exhibit 4 (1.69 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Jerk, LLC, d/b/a Jerk.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 11, 2015

Date

March 11, 2015

Administrative Law Judge’s Order on Complaint Counsel's Motion for Sanctions and Related Pending Motions (4.28 MB)

Respondent Jerk, LLC’s Motion to Join Respondent John Fanning's Motions in Limine (512.26 KB)

Respondent John Fanning's Motion to Withdraw Emergency Motion to Continue Adjudicatory Hearing or, in the Alternative, to Stay Further Prehearing Proceedings Pending Summary Decision Ruling (23.08 KB)

March 10, 2015

Public Statement

One Year Later: Privacy and Data Security in a World of Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Global Data Flows

Date

March 10, 2015

One Year Later: Privacy and Data Security in a World of Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Global Data Flows – Keynote Address Before the USCIB/BIAC/OECD Conference on Promoting Inclusive Growth in the Digital Economy (68.65 KB)

Press Release

FTC Sends More Than $2.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Investment Scam

Date

March 10, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has sent more than $2.4 million in refund checks to just over a hundred consumers harmed by the Premier Precious Metals scheme, which bilked millions of dollars from...

Case Timeline Item

Premier Precious Metals, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - March 10, 2015

Date

March 10, 2015

Case Timeline Item

Indivior, Inc. (f/k/a Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) (timeline item) - March 10, 2015

Date

March 10, 2015

Memorandum Opinion (928.91 KB)

Order (50.88 KB)

March 9, 2015

Press Release

FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dutch Agency On Privacy Enforcement Cooperation

Date

March 9, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Data Protection Authority to enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related...

Federal Register Notice

Robocall Contest: Robocalls: Humanity Strikes Back; Notice; Public Challenge to Create a Crowd-Source Robocall Honeypot

Date

March 9, 2015

Federal Register Notice

Robocall Contest: “DetectaRobo”; Notice; Public Challenge to Analyze Data from a Robocall Honeypot

Date

March 9, 2015

Case Timeline Item

Jerk, LLC, d/b/a Jerk.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 9, 2015

Date

March 9, 2015

Respondent John Fanning’s Objection to Complaint Counsel’s Exhibit List (912.59 KB)

Respondent John Fanning’s Objection to and Motion to Strike Complaint Counsel's Witness List (925.41 KB)

March 6, 2015

Press Release

FTC Requires Divestitures in Connection With Impax Laboratories Inc.’s Proposed Acquisition of CorePharma, LLC

Date

March 6, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies Impax Laboratories Inc. and CorePharma, LLC have agreed to divest all of CorePharma’s rights and assets to generic pilocarpine tablets and generic ursodiol tablets, in order...

Federal Register Notice

AmeriFreight, Inc. and Marius Lehmann; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment

Date

March 6, 2015

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Fair Packaging and Labeling Rules)

Date

March 6, 2015

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