The Federal Trade Commission has designated Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the administrative trial on the merits challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation of Prince William Health System, Inc. The issuance of the complaint was announced by the FTC earlier today. The Administrative Procedure Act permits […]
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FTC and Virginia Attorney General Seek to Block Inova Health System Foundations Acquisition of Prince William Health System
By a unanimous vote, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a complaint challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation (Inova) of Prince William Health System, Inc. (PWHS) and authorized the staff to seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in federal district court to block the deal pending a full administrative trial […]
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices
The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board today announced proposed regulations that generally would require a creditor to provide a consumer with a risk-based pricing notice when, based in whole or in part on the consumer’s credit report, the creditor offers or provides credit to the consumer on terms less favorable than the […]
FTC Files Comment with FERC on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers
Commission filing of comment with FERC – The Commission has approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning standards of conduct for transmission providers. The comment, which can be found on the FTC’s Web site and as a link to this press release, was filed in response to a […]
Undercover Shoppers Find It Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of its latest nationwide undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music, and video game retailers. The FTC conducted a survey with 13-to-16-year-old undercover shoppers to collect data about the extent to which retailers prevent unaccompanied children from buying tickets to R-rated movies, R-rated DVDs, Unrated DVDs […]
Express Consolidation Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Florida attorney Randall L. Leshin, his debt management services company, Express Consolidation, Inc., and telemarketer Consumer Credit Consolidation, Inc. have agreed to settle charges that they used abusive telemarketing and deception to sell debt management services to consumers nationwide. Two court orders entered in the FTC’s lawsuit bar, […]
Free Trial Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices; Trials Werent Free, Patches Didnt Work As Claimed, FTC Alleges
An operation that offered “free trials” of its herbal products, including smoking cessation patches, has agreed to halt its allegedly deceptive practices, pending trial. The Federal Trade Commission sued, alleging that the trials weren’t free, the patches didn’t work as claimed, and the operation was illegally debiting consumers’ bank accounts without their authorization. The defendants […]
Scorpio Telemarketers Stung with Court Order for Do Not Call Violations
Under the terms of a court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, two individuals and one corporate defendant have been barred from violating the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and its Do Not Call (DNC) provisions arising from a telemarketing scheme designed to sell mortgage loans, refinancing services, and other products to U.S. […]
Commission Issues Letter in Response to SCIs Motion for Extension of Divestiture Time Period
Issuance of letter regarding motion divestiture time period extension –– The Commission has approved issuance of a letter responding to a motion by Service Corporation International (SCI) in which SCI sought to extend the time allowed to divest several assets obtained through its 2006 acquisition of Alderwoods. On July 3, 2007, SCI filed its final […]
FTC Modifies Order in Nine West Resale Price Maintenance Case
The Federal Trade Commission has granted, in part, a petition from Nine West Group, Inc., to modify a 2000 FTC order prohibiting the women’s footwear company from fixing retail prices with dealers. The modified order allows Nine West to engage in resale price maintenance (RPM) agreements with dealers and requires the company to provide periodic […]