Commission Actions

FTC Announces Agenda for Workshop Examining Competition Issues Surrounding Biologic and Follow-on Biologic Medicines: Biosimilars and Interchangeables

Date

December 4, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for the upcoming public roundtable on “Follow-on Biologics: Impact of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Naming Proposals on Competition.” The...

FTC Staff Submits Comment to the Commission on Dental Accreditation Regarding its Proposed Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs

Date

December 4, 2013

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding CODA’s proposed Accreditation Standards for Dental Therapy...

Complaint Counsel’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony from Witnesses that Respondents Added to Their Final Witness List But Failed to Disclose on Their Preliminary Witness List (1.98 MB)

FTC Sues Funeral Home for Failing to Disclose Prices

Date

December 4, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission charged Ross-Clayton Funeral Home Inc. in Montgomery, Ala., and its owners, David C. Ross, Jr. and Eleanor Lewis Dawkins, with violating the FTC’s Funeral Rule, which...

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Event

Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content? – An FTC Workshop on Native Advertising

December 4, 2013 | 10:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission hosted a one-day workshop to examine the blending of advertisements with news, entertainment, and other editorial content in digital media, referred to as “native...

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Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 4, 2013

Date

December 4, 2013

Complaint Counsel’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Any Evidence of Respondents’ Possible Divestitures to Undetermined Buyers (4.1 MB)

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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., David C. Ross, Jr., and Eleanor Lewis Dawkins (timeline item) - December 4, 2013

Date

December 4, 2013

Complaint for Civil Penalties and Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief (182.21 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Commission on Dental Accreditation Concerning Proposed Accreditation Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs

Date

December 4, 2013

Matter Number

V140000

FTC staff filed an advocacy comment with the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding proposed accreditation standards for education programs for dental...

FTC Staff Comment Before the Commission on Dental Accreditation Concerning Proposed Accreditation Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs (561.04 KB)

December 3, 2013

Supplemental Materials of Maureen K. Ohlhausen on “The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here?”

Date

December 3, 2013

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Supplemental Materials of Maureen K. Ohlhausen on “The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here?” (63.95 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Julie Brill on The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go from Here?

Date

December 3, 2013

Julie Brill, Former Commissioner

RELATED TESTIMONY: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?" (December 3, 2013)

Statement of Commissioner Julie Brill on The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go from Here? (71.22 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?"

Date

December 3, 2013

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;

Julie Brill, Former Commissioner;

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner;

Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?" – Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the Committee on Energy and...

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?" (35.53 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright - The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here?

Date

December 3, 2013

Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner

RELATED TESTIMONY: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?" (December 3, 2013)

Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright - The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here? (68.54 KB)

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “The FTC at 100”

Date

December 3, 2013

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

RELATED TESTIMONY: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The FTC At 100: Where Do We Go From Here?" (December 3, 2013)

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “The FTC at 100” (28.07 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consolidation and Space Utilization Rates At the Constitution Center

Date

December 3, 2013

David B Robbins, Executive Director

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consolidation and Space Utilization Rates At the Constitution Center (50.07 KB)

FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Native Advertising Workshop

Date

December 3, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on December 4, 2013 in Washington, DC to examine the practice of blending advertisements with news, entertainment, and other editorial content in...

FTC Testifies on Its Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition As the Agency Approaches Its 100th Anniversary

Date

December 3, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on the agency’s long track record of protecting consumers and promoting competition in the U.S. economy, as well as the agency’s ongoing work and...

Order of Final Default Judgment, Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendants My Success Track, LLC and Consumer Credit Group, LLC (229.49 KB)

FTC Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Satellite Office Consolidation

Date

December 3, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission provided Congress with an update on the agency’s work to consolidate FTC staff currently housed in its two leased Washington D.C. satellite office locations into the...

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Pro Credit Group (timeline item) - December 3, 2013

Date

December 3, 2013

Order of Final Default Judgment, Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendant Pro Credit Group (237.87 KB)

December 2, 2013

As Holiday Shopping Season Gets Underway, FTC Reminds Internet Retailers to Ensure Consumers Have Access to Warranty Information

Date

December 2, 2013

Federal Trade Commission staff is asking top Internet retailers to review their websites to ensure that they provide complete and accurate information about product warranties before consumers make...

At FTC's Request, Telemarketer Ordered to Pay $5.1 Million to Reimburse Victims of Car-Buying Scam

Date

December 2, 2013

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has ordered a Canadian telemarketer and four companies he owns to pay more than $5.1 million to American and Canadian consumers who were...