Commission Actions

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a modified Final Order settling charges that some of Google Inc.’s business practices could stifle competition among...

Press Release

FTC to Host Roundtable on Proposed Changes to its Care Labeling Rule for Clothing

Date

July 24, 2013

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC will host a public roundtable in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2013, to analyze proposed...

Press Release

FTC Conducts Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Eight States to Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law

Date

July 24, 2013

Investigators working undercover in eight states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 127 funeral homes they visited during 2012. The...

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Motorola Mobility LLC, and Google Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 24, 2013

Date

July 24, 2013

Decision and Order (137.89 KB)

Complaint (43.23 KB)

Commission Letter To Commenters (51.13 KB)

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Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc., Phoebe North, Inc., HCA Inc., Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc., and Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 24, 2013

Date

July 24, 2013

Commission Order Extending Withdrawal of Matter From Adjudication Until August 8, 2013 (11.65 KB)

July 23, 2013

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Pay-For-Delay Deals: Limiting Competition and Costing Consumers

Date

July 23, 2013

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

Testimony (307.19 KB)

Public Statement

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “Pay-for- Delay” Settlements

Date

July 23, 2013

Related: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission and Testimony

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “Pay-for- Delay” Settlements (189.77 KB)

Press Release

FTC: Recent Supreme Court Decision Puts Agency in Stronger Position to Protect Consumers From Anticompetitive Pay-for-Delay Drug Settlements

Date

July 23, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee today that it will continue to challenge anticompetitive pay-for-delay court settlements in the pharmaceutical industry, and that the...

Federal Register Notice

16 C.F.R. Part 305: Energy and Water Use Labeling Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Energy Labeling Rule): Final Rule Updating Energy Guide Labels and Issuing Amendments for Modified Refrigerator and Clothes Washer Labels

Date

July 23, 2013

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Contact Lens Rule)

Date

July 23, 2013

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Crane Co. / MEI Conlux

Date

July 23, 2013

Matter Number

131 0057

Closing Letter to Counsel for MEI Conlux (23.64 KB)

Closing Letter to Counsel for Crane Co. (27.61 KB)

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Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 23, 2013

Date

July 23, 2013

Administrative Law Judges Order Setting Scheduling Conference (32.71 KB)

July 22, 2013

Press Release

FTC To Hold ID Theft Webinar for the Blind and Visually Impaired July 31

Date

July 22, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will host a webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on July 31 for blind and visually impaired consumers with information on how to protect themselves from identity theft. The webinar,...

Press Release

FTC Order Restores Competition in Market for Software Used in Automotive Recycling

Date

July 22, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will require Solera Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of specialized software to the automotive recycling industry, to divest assets to resolve FTC charges that Solera’s...

Press Release

AMG Defendants Settle FTC’s Debt Collection Charges

Date

July 22, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a partial settlement with the principal defendants in its case against the payday lending operation AMG Services Inc., resolving allegations that the...

Press Release

FTC Settlement Bans Marketer from Selling Work-At-Home Opportunities

Date

July 22, 2013

Christopher Andrew Sterling, a work-at-home opportunity marketer, has been banned from selling work-at-home and business opportunities under a federal court settlement. The FTC sued Sterling in...

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