Commission Actions for September 2012

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September 27, 2012

• Memorandum of Understanding on Antitrust Cooperation Between the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission and The Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India and the Competition Commission of India

  • Text of the Memorandum of Understanding [English Version] [PDF – 3 pages]
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission and Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Plaintiffs, v. Direct Connection Consulting, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Sure Touch Long Distance; Digicom, LLC, a limited liability company, also d/b/a DigiTouch Long Distance; Elliot Borenstein, individually and as an owner, officer or manager of Direct Connection Consulting, Inc., and Digicom, LLC; and Joan R. (Jody) Winter, individually and as an owner, officer or manager of Direct Connection Consulting, Inc., and Digicom, LLC., Defendants.
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division)
  Civil Action No.: 1-08-cv-1739;
  FTC File No.: 082 3075

September 25, 2012

• In the Matter of DesignerWare, LLC
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of Timothy Kelly and Ronald P. Koller
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of Aspen Way Enterprises, Inc.
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of B. Stamper Enterprises, Inc., also doing business as Premier Rental Purchase
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of C.A.L.M. Ventures, Inc., also doing business as Premier Rental Purchase
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of J.A.G. Rents, LLC, also doing business as ColorTyme
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of Red Zone Investment Group, Inc., also doing business as ColorTyme
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of Showplace, Inc., also doing business as Showplace Rent-to-Own and Showplace Lease/Purchase
  FTC File No.  112 3151
• In the Matter of Watershed Development Corp., also doing business as Watershed and Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
  FTC File No. 1123151
  
• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Biglari Holdings, Inc., Defendant
  (United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
  FTC File No. 111 0224

September 21, 2012

• File No. 121 0044
  Proposed Acquisition by Vivendi, S.A. of EMI Recorded Music
• Statement of Bureau of Competition Director Richard A. Feinstein
• Closing Letter To Counsel For Universal Music Group (Washington, D.C.)
• Closing Letter To Counsel For Universal Music Group (Los Angeles, California)
• Closing Letter To Counsel For EMI Recorded Music
• Closing Letter To Counsel For Citigroup
• Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2009 and 2010 (September 2012)
• Text of the Commission Report
• News Release
• Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2009 and 2010 (September 2012)
• Text of the Commission Report
• News Release

September 20, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Apogee One Enterprises LLC, also doing business as Apogee Enterprises LLC, Platinum Trust Card, and Express Platinum Card; Marquee Marketing LLC, also doing business as Express Platinum Card; Blake Rubin, also doing business as CR Ventures, LLC, Platinum Trust Card, Express Platinum Card, and Maxim Management Group, LLC; Chase Rubin, also doing business as CR Ventures, LLC, Platinum Trust Card, Express Platinum Card, Maxim Management Group, LLC, and Oakmont Management Services, LLC; Justin Diaczuk; Jules Shore, Defendants
  (United State District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
  File No. 1123212
  Case No. 12-cv-588

• 16 C.F.R. Part 2 and Part 4: Federal Register Notice Amending Commission Procedures Governing Investigations and Attorney Practice Before the Commission, In Part 2 and Part 4 of the Commission Rules of Practice

  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • Statement of Chairman Leibowitz

September 19, 2012

• United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Harry J. Carter III, individually and doing business as Carter Funeral Chapels, Ltd., Defendant
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
  Case No. 1:11-cv-04801
  FTC File No. 1123032
• Workshop on Pet Medications Issues:  Reopening of the Public Comment Period
• Text of the Federal Register Notice
• News Release

September 18, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Nelson Gamble & Associates LLC, also doing business as Nelson Gamble & Associates, P.C. and Nelson Parker Gamble & Banks, LLP; Jackson Hunter Morris & Knight LLP; BlackRock Professional Corporation; Mekhia Capital, LLC; and Jeremy R. Nelson, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Central District of California)
  Case No. SACV12-1504 JST (JPRx)
  FTC File No. 122 3030

September 17, 2012

• In the Matter of ABCSP, Inc., a corporation
  FTC File No. 112 3168

• In the Matter of CarePatrol, Inc., a corporation
  FTC File No. 112 3155

September 13, 2012

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled "Examining the Uses of Consumer Credit Data," Presented by Robert Schoshinski, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives (September 13, 2012).
• Text of the Commission Testimony
• News Release

September 12, 2012

• Pet Medications Workshop (October 2, 2012)
• News Release
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Coleadium, Inc., also doing business as Ads4Dough, and Jason Akatiff, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
  Case No. 1:12-cv-06964
  FTC File No. 1023239
• Utilities, Electricity
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Concerning Third-Party Provision of Ancillary Services; Accounting and Financial Reporting for New Electric Storage Technologies (Docket Nos. RM11-24-000 and AD10-13-000) (September 2012) (V120009)
• News Release

September 11, 2012

• In the Matter of Myspace LLC
  FTC File No. 102 3058

• 16 C.F.R. Part 423: Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods; Confirmation of Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission v. Infusion Media, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Google Money Tree, Google Pro, Internet Income Pro, and Google Treasure Chest, West Coast Internet Media, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Google Money Tree, Google Pro, Internet Income Pro, and Google Treasure Chest, Two Warnings, LLC a limited liability company, Two Part Investments, LLC a limited liability company, Two Part Investments, LLC, a limited liability company; Platinum Teleservices, Inc., a corporation; Jonathan Eborn, individually and as an officer of Infusion Media, Inc., Two Warnings, LLC, Two Part Investments, LLC, and West Coast Internet Media, Inc.; Stephanie Burnside, individually and as an officer of Two Warnings, LLC, Two Part Investments, LLC, and West Coast Internet Media, Inc.; Michael McLain Miller, individually and as an officer of Infusion Media, Inc., Two Warnings, LLC, and Two Part Investments, LLC; and Tony Norton, individually and as an officer of Platinum Teleservices, Inc.
  (United States District Court for the District of Nevada)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-01112
  FTC File No.   092 3060

September 10, 2012

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. RMB Group, LLC, Howard Brenner, and Bruce Brenner, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division)
  Case No. CV12-4632 EDL
  FTC File No. 1123127

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Springtech 77376, LLC, also doing business as Cedarcide.com and Cedarcidestore.com, Cedarcide Industries, Inc., Chemical Free Solutions, LLC, Cedar Oil Technologies Corp., and Dave Glassel, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division)
  Case No. CV12-4631 JCS
  FTC File No. 112 3128
• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant (United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
  Case No. 1:12-cv-01476
  FTC Docket No. C-3392

September 7, 2012

• Health Care, Health Professions
  FTC Staff Testimony Before Subcommittee A of the Joint Committee on Health of the State of West Virginia Legislature on The Review of West Virginia Laws Governing the Scope of Practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Consideration of Possible Revisions to Remove Practice Restrictions (September 2012) (V120010)
  • News Release
• 16 CFR Part 301: Regulations Under the Fur Products Labeling Act: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment, Project No. P074201
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

September 5, 2012

• In the Matter of Novartis, AG
  FTC File No. 121 0144
  Docket No. C-4364

September 4, 2012

• In the Matter of CVS Caremark Corporation, a corporation
  FTC File No. 112 3210
• Federal Trade Commission v. Economic Relief Technologies, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Saferide Warranty LLC, a Florida limited liability company, VP Marketing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, Jason James Eyer, Kara Singleton Adams, James A. Shoenholz.
  (United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division)Civil Action No. 09-CV-3347 FTC File No. 092 3118
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-3347
  FTC File No.   092 3118