Commission Actions for May 2007

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May 31, 2007

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Public Entities, Personal Information, and Identity Theft, Presented by Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Ohio Privacy and Public Records Access Study Committee of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

May 30, 2007

• Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae Supporting Plaintiffs-Appellants in In Re DDAVP Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation Concerning Suits By Direct Purchasers Of A Patented Product To Recover Certain Damages Resulting From Enforcement of a Patent Obtained Through Intentional Fraud (In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, On Appeal From the United States District Court For The Southern District of New York) (Case No. 06-5525-cv)
  • News Release

May 25, 2007

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. ERG Ventures, LLC and d/b/a ERG Ventures, LLC2, Media Motor, Joysticksavers.com, and PrivateinPublic.com; Elliot S. Cameron, individually and d/b/a ERG Ventures, LLC2, Media Motor, Joysticksavers.com, and PrivateinPublic.com; Robert A. Davidson, II, individually and d/b/a ERG Ventures, LLC2, Media Motor, Joysticksavers.com, and PrivateinPublic.com; Gary E. Hill, individually and d/b/a ERG Ventures, LLC2, Media Motor, Joysticksavers.com, and PrivateinPublic.com, Timothy P. Taylor, individually and d/b/a Team Taylor Made, Defendants. (United States District Court District of Nevada); Civil Action No.: 3:06-CV-00578-LRH-VPC
  FTC File No. 062-3192

May 23, 2007

• The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Sixth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2007)

  • Text of the Report
  • News Release

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Petroleum Industry Consolidation, Presented by Dr. Michael A. Salinger, Director, Bureau of Economics, Before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress (May 23, 2007)

  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

May 22, 2007

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives To Protect Competitive Markets, Presented by Commissioner William E. Kovacic, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (May 22, 2007)

  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
• In the Matter of Actavis Group hf. a corporation; and Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a corporation, FTC File No. 071 0063

May 21, 2007

• United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. James D. Dondero, c/o Highland Capital Management, L.P., Defendant. United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaFTC File No.: 051-0184
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. John Stefanchik, individually and as an officer and director of Beringer Corporation, Scott B. Christensen, individually and as an officer and director of Atlas Marketing, Inc., Beringer Corporation, dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Washington Corporation, and Atlas Marketing, Inc., also dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Nevada Corporation, Defendants. (United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle) FTC File No. 022-3246 Civil Action No.: CV04-1852

May 18, 2007

• 16 Part 24: Guides For Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products: Federal Register Notice Requesting Public Comments On the Guides, As Part of Systematic Review of All Current Commission Regulations and Guides
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

• Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment to Mr. Carl E. Testo, Counsel, Rules Committee of the Superior Court, Connecticut Superior Court, Regarding Proposed Section 2-44A of the Rules of the Superior Court entitled "Definition of the Practice of Law" (May 2007) (V070006)

  • News Release
• In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174
  • Commission Letter Approving the March 9, 2007, Petition of Service Corporation International To Divest Certain Assets to New Universal Chung Wah, LLC, and Universal Chung Wah Funeral Directors, Inc.
  • News Release

May 15, 2007

• FTC v. Netfran Development Corp., dba Netspace, a Florida Corporation, et al., (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida), Civil Action No.: 1:05-cv-22223-UU; FTC File Nos.: 042 3225; X050067

• Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment to Ms. Lilia G. Judson, Executive Director, Indiana Supreme Court, Regarding Proposed Amendments to Indiana Rules of Court Concerning Attorney Advertising (May 2007) (V070010)

  • News Release

• In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174

May 11, 2007

• In the Matter of Darden Restaurants, Inc., GMRI Inc., and Darden GC Corp., corporations
  FTC File No. 062 3112

May 10, 2007

• Commission Letter Granting Petition of United Auto Group, Inc. and smart USA Distributor LLC, For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
  
• Commission Letter Granting Petition of ZX Automobile Company of North America, Inc., For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
  

May 9, 2007

• Brief of the Federal Trade Commission As Amicus Curiae Supporting Arguments To Vacate Opinion 39 of the Committee On Attorney Advertising Appointed By The Supreme Court of New Jersey (May 2007) (V070003)
  • Text of the Brief
  • News Release
• FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. CENTURION FINANCIAL BENEFIT'S, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation; 1629936 ONTARIO LTD., also d/b/a Centurion Financial Benefits; 1644738 ONTARIO LTD., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; AMERICAN GETAWAY VACATIONS INC., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; CREDENCE TRAVEL PROCESSING INC., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; TOPSTAR MEDIA INC., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; SEAN SOMMA a/k/a SEAN SOMA, individually and as an officer of corporate defendants Centurion Financial Benefits, LLC and 1629936 Ontario Ltd., also d/b/a Spectra Financial Benefits; ANTONIO MARCHESE a/k/a TONY MARCHESE, individually and as an officer of corporate defendant 1644738 Ontario Ltd., also d/b/a Sureway Beneficial, Simple Choice Benefits, and Oxford Financial Benefits; TONY ANDREOPOULOS, individually and as an officer of corporate defendants American Getaway Vacations Inc., Credence Travel Processing Inc., and Topstar Media Inc., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; DENNIS ANDREOPOULOS, individually and as an officer of corporate defendants American Getaway Vacations Inc. and Topstar Media Inc., also d/b/a Integra Financial Benefits; Defendants. (United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division) Civil Action No. 05C 5542; FTC File No.: 052 3072

May 8, 2007

• Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (April 2007)
  • Text of the Report
  • News Release
    

• Federal Trade Commission Reply Comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regarding Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers in FERC Docket No. RM07-1-000 (May 2007) (V070009)

• In the Matter of Service Corporation International and Alderwoods Group, Inc., File No. 061 0156, Docket No. C-4174

• In the Matter of Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, and United Launch Alliance, L.L.C., File No. 051 0165

• FTC v. RICHARD C. NEISWONGER, individually, d/b/a "MARKETING SYSTEMS," and as an officer of each corporate defendant; S&K GROUP, INC.; et al., (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri), Civil Action No.: 4:96CV02225 SNL, FTC File Nos.: 962 3134; X970012

May 4, 2007

• Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment to The Honorable Christopher R. Stone, Representative, State of Connecticut House of Representatives, Regarding Connecticut Senate Bill 1136, Which Would Regulate Retail and Wholesale Petroleum Pricing (May 2007) (V070008)
  • News Release
• 16 C.F.R. Part 259
  Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles: Request for Public Comment On the Overall Costs, Benefits, Necessity, and Regulatory and Economic Impact of the Guide.
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

May 2, 2007

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Access To Generic Drugs: The Benefits Of A Leglislative Solution To Anticompetitive Patent Settlements In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Presented by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (May 2, 2007)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Debt Set, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Debt-Set, a Nevada corporation, Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., a Colorado corporation, William “Bill” Riggs, individually and as an officer or director of Debt Set, Inc. and Debt-Set, Michelle Tucker, a.k.a. Michelle Mangan, individually and as an officer or director of Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., Lee Tucker, a.k.a. Leo Mangan, individually and as an officer or director of Debt-Set, and Isaac Khan, a.k.a. Isaac M. Klan or Ishaq Mohammad Khan, individually, and as an officer or director of Debt-Set, Defendants. (United States District Court for the District of Colorado), Civil Action No.: 1:07-cv-00558-RPM; FTC File No.: 062-3140

May 1, 2007

• In the Matter of Service Corporation International, File No. 981 0353, Docket No. C-3869
• The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Request for Public Comment Concerning Federal and State Laws That Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service -- With Respect to the Competitive Products Category of Mail -- Than to Private Companies Providing Similar Products.
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release