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July 21, 2014

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InstantUPCCodes.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 2014

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July 21, 2014

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (24.32 KB)

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Decision and Order (31.7 KB)

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Complaint (56.68 KB)

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Analysis To Aid Public Comment (35.33 KB)

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National Check Registry, LLC (timeline item) - July 21, 2014

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July 21, 2014

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Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (414.32 KB)

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Temporary Restraining Order with an Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (1.05 MB)

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Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order with an Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (623.85 KB)

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Stipulation to Enter Preliminary Injunction (137.5 KB)

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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 2014

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July 21, 2014

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Respondent ECM Biofilm’s Motion for Leave to File Reply to Complaint Counsel’s Opposition to Respondent’s Motion to Recess The Trial or Begin the Trial with its Expert (10.87 MB)

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Nationwide Barcode, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 2014

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July 21, 2014

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (25.29 KB)

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Decision and Order (33.37 KB)

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Complaint (57.49 KB)

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Analysis To Aid Public Comment (35.33 KB)

July 18, 2014

FTC Publishes Official Rules for Zapping Rachel Robocall Contest

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July 18, 2014

In its ongoing efforts to eradicate robocallers like “Rachel From Cardholder Services,” the Federal Trade Commission announced the official rules for its second robocall challenge, Zapping Rachel. The...

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Fresh Produce Holdings LLC

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July 18, 2014

Matter Number

P074204

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Closing letter to Joel M. Alam, Esq., Counsel for Fresh Produce Holdings LLC (253.37 KB)

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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 18, 2014

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July 18, 2014

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Respondent’s Objections to Complaint Counsel’s Final Proposed Witness List (641.18 KB)

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Administrative Law Judge’s Order Denying Compliant Counsel’s Motion to Compel Discovery Withheld by Dr. David Stewart (167.96 KB)

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Respondents Objections to Complaint Counsel’s Final Proposed Exhibts (3.43 MB)

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Complaint Counsel’s Objections to Respondent’s Final Proposed Exhibit List and Witness List and Notice of Revised Final Proposed Exhibit List with Expert Exhibits (2.19 MB)

July 17, 2014

Report

All-units Discounts and Double Moral Hazard

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July 17, 2014

An all-units discount is a price reduction applied to all units purchased if the customer's total purchases equal or exceed a given quantity threshold. Since the discount is paid on all units rather...

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All-units Discounts and Double Moral Hazard (345.1 KB)

Too Good To Be Green: Company’s Plastic Lumber Claims Don’t Hold Up

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July 17, 2014

An Illinois-based firm that manufactures, markets, and sells plastic lumber is the latest to find itself in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission, after allegedly making deceptive claims in its...

La FTC publica su primera ‘Fotonovela’ en español

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July 17, 2014

La FTC está lanzando su primera “fotonovela” como parte de las iniciativas continuas de la agencia para concienciar sobre las estafas dirigidas a la comunidad latina. Impostores del Gobierno sigue la...

FTC and Florida Halt Internet ‘Yellow Pages’ Scammers

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July 17, 2014

New Federal Trade Commission actions have stopped three Montreal-based telemarketing operations that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from small businesses, churches, nonprofits and local...

FTC Releases its First Spanish-Language ‘Fotonovela’

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July 17, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is launching its first “fotonovela” as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about scams targeting the Latino community. Impostores del Gobierno follows...

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7051620 Canada, Inc. (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (993.83 KB)

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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Complaint Counsel's Opposition to Respondent's Motion for Leave to File a Reply (608.5 KB)

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Respondent ECM BioFilm’s Motion for Leave to Call an Expert Witness Out of Turn or, In the Alternative, for a Brief Recess during the Hearing in Order to Allow Respondent’s Expert Witness Dr. David Stewart to Testify (1002.96 KB)

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Complaint Counsel’s Opposition To Respondent’s Motion for Leave to Serve Subpoena Duces Tecum on Dr. Stephen McCarthy (3.92 MB)

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Engineered Plastic Systems, LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Agreement Containing Consent Order (19.63 KB)

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Complaint (27.38 KB)

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Exhibit A (263.23 KB)

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Exhibit B (381.75 KB)

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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment (9.66 KB)

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Your Yellow Pages, Inc. (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (623.19 KB)

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Mobilefunster, Inc. (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Order For Mobilefunster, Inc. To Comply In Full With Federal Trade Commission Civil Investigative Demand (112.03 KB)

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Modern Technology Inc. also d/b/a Online Local Yellow Pages, et al. (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Default Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (2.09 MB)

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OnlineYellowPagesToday.com, Inc. (timeline item) - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

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Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (409.5 KB)

July 16, 2014

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Hanging Up On Phone Scams: Progress and Potential Solutions To This Scourge

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July 16, 2014

By

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

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Text of the Commission Testimony (94.99 KB)

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