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January 24, 2013
January 23, 2013
FTC Seeks $22 Million from Wife and Parents of Ringleader Behind Alleged Utah-based Internet Billing Scheme I Works
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court for permission to charge three persons and five companies they control with improperly receiving at least $22 million from a scheme that...
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I Works, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - January 23, 2013
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First Amended Complaint
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January 22, 2013
FTC Asks Court to Shut Down $70 Million Cramming Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to halt an operation that allegedly placed more than $70 million in bogus charges on consumers’ phone bills – charges for services the...
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American eVoice, Ltd. and Emerica Media Corporation, et al. (timeline item) - January 22, 2013
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Exhibit Volume I
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Exhibit Volume II
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Exhibit Volume III
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Proposed Preliminary Injunction Order
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Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. (FTC v. Actavis) (timeline item) - January 22, 2013
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January 18, 2013
FTC Puts an End to Bleach Non-Compete Agreement That Whitewashed Competition in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Southern Virginia
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The Federal Trade Commission will require bleach producer and seller Oltrin Solutions, LLC to release its competitor, JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. from an agreement not to sell bleach in North Carolina...
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Oltrin Solutions, LLC, a company; JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (timeline item) - January 18, 2013
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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January 17, 2013
Business 'Coaching' Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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Most of the defendants in a massive business “coaching” scheme that allegedly took more than $100 million from consumers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented...
FTC and New York and Florida Attorneys General Charge The Tax Club's Telemarketing Scheme with Bilking Consumers Who Were Trying to Launch Home-Based Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission and the New York and Florida Attorneys General charged The Tax Club’s telemarketing operation with deceiving consumers who mistakenly believed its services would help...
FTC Settlement Obtains Permanent Ban Against Abusive Debt Collection Operation
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The remaining defendants in the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Rumson, Bolling & Associates have agreed to a settlement that permanently bans them from the debt collection business. Part of...
FTC Study: In FY 2012, Branded Drug Firms Significantly Increased theUse of Potential Pay-for-Delay Settlements to Keep Generic Competitors off the Market
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In Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the number of potentially anticompetitive patent dispute settlements between branded and generic drug companies increased significantly compared with FY 2011, jumping from 28...
Marketer of 9/11 Commemoratives to Settle FTC Charges
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National Collector’s Mint Inc., which sold 9/11-related coins and collectibles, including an “exclusively authorized” commemorative honoring the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, has...
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National Collectors Mint, Inc., and Avram C. Freedberg (timeline item) - January 17, 2013
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January 16, 2013
Opinion of the Commission, By Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of POM Wonderful
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Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
Matter Number
082 3122
Docket Number
9344
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