Commission Actions

Brief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressing the proper application of Section 809 of the Fair Debt...

Hernandez v. Williams, Zinman & Parham, P.C. (114.9 KB)

20 de Ago de 2014

Public Statement

Blog Post: Savvy Shopping with Your Smartphone

Date

20 de Ago de 2014

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Pay $896,000 to Resolve FTC Allegations That it Violated Premerger Filing Requirements

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20 de Ago de 2014

Investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to pay $896,000 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated premerger reporting laws in connection...

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Judge Expected to Rule in FTC Case Against Marketers Ordered to Pay $40 Million for Making Fraudulent Weight-Loss Product Claims

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20 de Ago de 2014

A federal district judge in Atlanta is expected to provide a ruling in the coming week in a Federal Trade Commission case against the marketers of three weight-loss and health-related dietary...

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St. Luke's Health System, Ltd, and Saltzer Medical Group, P.A. (timeline item) - August 20, 2014

Date

20 de Ago de 2014

Brief For Amicus Curiae Center For Payment Reform In Support of Plaintiff/Appellee the Federal Trade Commission and Affirmance of the District Court’s Order (195.64 KB)

Amicus Brief of America’s Health Insurance Plans in Support of the District Court’s Ruling (238.51 KB)

Brief of the Association of Independent Doctors as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees (208.49 KB)

Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae Economics Professors (462.72 KB)

Brief of Amicus Curiae the States of California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Tennessee (198.54 KB)

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National Urological Group, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - August 20, 2014

Date

20 de Ago de 2014

Order (Contempt) (160.32 KB)

Order (Disgorgement) (157.35 KB)

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (timeline item) - August 20, 2014

Date

20 de Ago de 2014

Complaint for Civil Penalties for Failure to Comply with the Premerger Reporting and Waiting Requirements of the Hart-Scott Rodino Act (1.15 MB)

Stipulation (234.83 KB)

Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Final Judgment (30.69 KB)

Final Judgment (22.91 KB)

19 de Ago de 2014

Cases and Proceedings

Commission Letters

Commissioner Brill’s letter to the ERISA Advisory Council Regarding PBM Compensation and Fee Disclosure

Date

19 de Ago de 2014

Julie Brill

Commissioner Brill’s letter to the ERISA Advisory Council Regarding PBM Compensation and Fee Disclosure (83.41 KB)

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FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges Against Fandango and Credit Karma

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19 de Ago de 2014

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges against Fandango, Inc. and Credit Karma, Inc. According to the FTC’s complaints, the...

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Fandango, LLC (timeline item) - August 19, 2014

Date

19 de Ago de 2014

Complaint (33.88 KB)

Decision and Order (41.29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Collazo (61.28 KB)

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Credit Karma, Inc. (timeline item) - August 19, 2014

Date

19 de Ago de 2014

Complaint (57.33 KB)

Decision and Order (34.67 KB)

Letter To Commenter Barginear (57.59 KB)

Letter To Commenter Barrick (56.15 KB)

Letter To Commenter Bennett (56.5 KB)

Letter To Commenter Crawford (57.03 KB)

Letter To Commenter Metzger (56.64 KB)

Letter To Commenter Pawlendzio (56.67 KB)

Letter To Commenter Strauss (53.37 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the ERISA Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Labor Regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager Compensation and Fee Disclosure

Date

19 de Ago de 2014

Matter Number

V140011

Staff submitted a comment containing information that may be useful to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, regarding issues relating to PBM compensation and fee...

FTC Staff Comment Before the ERISA Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Labor Regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager Compensation and Fee Disclosure (1.2 MB)

Federal Trade Commission Statement Concerning Reliance on Prior PBM-Related Adv…