Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission will require Mylan, Inc., and Agila Specialties Global Pte. Ltd and Agila Specialties Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, Agila) to divest 11 generic injectable drugs as a condition...

Press Release

FTC Halts Elusive Business Opportunity Scheme

Date

September 26, 2013

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted an elusive business opportunity scheme that allegedly conned more than $6 million from American and Canadian consumers. The FTC...

Press Release

FTC Files Amicus Brief Supporting Class Action Suit that Challenges Payday Lender’s Arbitration Practices

Date

September 26, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit supporting a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who are challenging a payday lender’s...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Polypore International’s Application to Sell Microporous to Seven Mile Capital Partners; Sale Would Unwind Illegal 2008 Acquisition

Date

September 26, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Polypore International, Inc. for approval to divest all stock and assets related to Microporous, which it acquired in...

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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 26, 2013

Date

September 26, 2013

Application for Approval of the Divestiture of Microporous [Redacted Public Version] [PDF 27 pages] (5.57 MB)

Annex 1 to the Divestiture Application (23.78 MB)

Annexes 2-15 to the Divestiture Application (973.52 KB)

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Money Now Funding, LLC (timeline item) - September 26, 2013

Date

September 26, 2013

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [Seal Lifted] (5 MB)

Temporary Restraining Order, Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Temporary Receiver, Immediate Access, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (1.43 MB)

Preliminary Injunction Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Permanent Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendants Cordell Bess, Clinton Rackley, and Ronald W. Hobbs (113.16 KB)

Preliminary Injunction Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Permanent Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief (98.95 KB)

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Mylan Inc., Agila Specialties Global Pte.Limited, Agila Specialties Private Limited, and Strides Arcolab Limited, In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 26, 2013

Date

September 26, 2013

Agreement Containing Consent Order (23.7 KB)

Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version] (135.31 KB)

Order To Maintain Assets (33.43 KB)

Complaint (21.05 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment (46.63 KB)

Amicus Briefs

Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation, In re

Date

September 26, 2013

Citation Number

2:08-cv-2431

Federal Court

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as Amicus Curiae before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, addressing whether a branded company's commitment not to launch...

In re Wellbutrin Antrirust Litigation (125.48 KB)

September 25, 2013

Public Statement

Keynote Address by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at 7th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

Date

September 25, 2013

Keynote Address by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at 7th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium (285.84 KB)

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Issue Updated Model Waiver of Confidentiality for International Civil Matters and Accompanying FAQ

Date

September 25, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission staff and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued a joint model waiver of confidentiality for individuals and companies to use in merger and civil non...

Press Release

La FTC entabla el primer caso alegando el uso ilegal de mensajes de texto en gestiones de cobranza de deudas

Date

September 25, 2013

Un cobrador de deudas con base en Glendale, California pagará $1 millón de dólares para resolver los cargos de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) que alegan que los demandados infringieron la ley...

Press Release

FTC Brings First Case Alleging Text Messages Were Used In Illegal Debt Collection Scheme

Date

September 25, 2013

A Glendale, California-based debt collector will pay $1 million dollars to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the defendants violated federal law. This is the first FTC action against a debt...

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