Commission Actions

Los demandados de dos presuntas estafas separadas han aceptado resolver los cargos presentados por la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés) y se les prohibirá proveer servicios de...

Press Release

Defendants in Two Financial Services Schemes Banned from Providing Mortgage and Debt Relief Services

Date

December 12, 2013

The defendants in two separate alleged scams have settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission and will be banned from providing mortgage- and debt-relief services. The cases are part of the FTC...

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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 12, 2013

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December 12, 2013

Notice of Appearance and Certificate of Eligibility to Appear (327.22 KB)

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LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 12, 2013

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December 12, 2013

Motion of Non-Party Forensic Strategy Services LLC For Protective Order Regarding Complaint Counsel's Subpoena Ad Testificandum & Subpoena Duces Tecum (4.3 MB)

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Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 12, 2013

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December 12, 2013

Notice of Appearance by Counsel for Non-Party SBA-CCI, Inc. (154.47 KB)

Respondent's Memorandum in Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion in Limine to Exclude Any Evidence of Respondents' Possible Divestitures to Undetermined Buyers (1.19 MB)

Respondent's Unopposed Motion for In Camera Treatment of Exhibits to Respondent's Memorandum in Opposition to Complaint Counsel's Motion in Limine to Exclude Any Evidence of Respondents' Possible Divestitures to Undetermined Buyers [Redacted Public Version] (112.92 KB)

Unopposed Motion of Non-Party SBA-CCI, Inc. for In Camera Treatment of Proposed Trial Exhibits [Redacted Public Version] (210.76 KB)

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Southeast Trust, LLC, formerly known as The Debt School, LLC and d/b/a Financial Freedom Credit Counseling, et al. (timeline item) - December 12, 2013

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December 12, 2013

Final Order of Dismissal with Prejudice (30.52 KB)

Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Settlement of Claims (3.97 MB)

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American Mortgage Consulting Group, LLC, also d/b/a American Mortgage Group and American Mortgage Consulting, et al. (timeline item) - December 12, 2013

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December 12, 2013

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction and Equitable Relief [Entered by the Court] (101.64 KB)

December 11, 2013

Public Statement

“At the Crossroads”

Date

December 11, 2013

“At the Crossroads”- Keynote Address at the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress (December 2013) (97.97 KB)

Press Release

FTC Seeks Comment on Issues Raised at Internet of Things Workshop

Date

December 11, 2013

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on the issues raised at the recent workshop exploring consumer privacy and security issues posed by the Internet of Things. Held on...

Press Release

FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Victimized by Automated Electronic Checking Inc.

Date

December 11, 2013

Thousands of consumers scammed out of their money will get some of it back, thanks to a lawsuit and settlement secured by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is mailing 34,859 refund checks to...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Marketer of Outdoor Accessories Made False Made-in-the-USA Claims

Date

December 11, 2013

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a marketer of iPhone accessories, bottle holders, lens cleaners, dog collars...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Actavis, Inc.’s Acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc Would Be Anticompetitive in Four Current and Future Drug Markets

Date

December 11, 2013

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Actavis, Inc’s proposed acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc would reduce competition in...

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