Commission approval of filing of staff comments: The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning and the Bureaus of Economics, Competition, and Consumer Protection with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) regarding proposed limited service clinic (LSC) regulations. The comments were developed in response to […]
Category Archives: Federal Trade Commission
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Credit-Based Insurance Scores Study
The Federal Trade Commission today described for Congress its study concerning credit-based insurance scores and automobile insurance. Announced in July, the study found that these scores are effective predictors of the claims that consumers will file and that, on average, African-Americans and Hispanics tend to have lower scores than non-Hispanic whites and Asians, and so […]
FTC Approves Filing of Staff Comments with Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Commission approval of filing of staff comments: The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning and the Bureaus of Economics, Competition, and Consumer Protection with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) regarding proposed limited service clinic (LSC) regulations. The comments were developed in response to […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]
Commission Approves Petition to Reopen and Modify Order in Matter of Duke Energy, et al.; FTC Approves Petitions for Proposed Divestitures in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods
FTC approval of petition to reopen and modify Commission order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a petition to reopen and modify an FTC order concerning Duke Energy Corporation, Spectra Energy Corp., and DCP Midstream, LLC. As detailed in the petition, a copy of which can be found on the FTC’s Web […]
Commission Approves Petition to Reopen and Modify Order in Matter of Duke Energy, et al.; FTC Approves Petitions for Proposed Divestitures in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods
FTC approval of petition to reopen and modify Commission order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a petition to reopen and modify an FTC order concerning Duke Energy Corporation, Spectra Energy Corp., and DCP Midstream, LLC. As detailed in the petition, a copy of which can be found on the FTC’s Web […]
FTC Challenges Mylan’s Proposed Acquisition of Merck’s Generic Subsidiary
The Federal Trade Commission today announced its challenge of Mylan Laboratories’ (Mylan) proposed $6.6 billion acquisition of Germany’s E. Merck oHG (Merck), alleging that the transaction would result in significantly reduced competition for the sale and manufacture of five generic drugs in the U.S. currently produced by both companies. Under a consent order resolving the […]
FTC Charges New Jersey Telephone Fund-raisers with Misleading Consumers Nationwide About How Charitable Donations Will be Used
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint seeking civil penalties against a New Jersey-based telemarketer that allegedly made misrepresentations to consumers when fund-raising for police, firefighter, and other non-profit organizations, in violation of a 1998 stipulated order and the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). According to the FTC, although the stipulated order and the […]