May 28 , 2004

May 27, 2004

• Statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris on the GAO Study on 1990s Oil Mergers and Concentration Released Today
  • FTC letter to the GAO dated August 25, 2003 [PDF 2.9MB]
  • FTC enforcement actions in the petroleum industries 1981 to 2002 [PDF 63KB]
  • FTC horizontal merger investigations--post-merger HHI and change in HHI (delta) for oil markets, FY 1996 through FY 2003 [PDF 28KB]
  • Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2003 [PDF 359K]
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission, plaintiff, v. 3rd Union Card Services Inc., doing business as Pharmacycards.com, a Delaware Corporation; Helmcrest, Ltd., a company incorporated under the Laws of Cyprus, doing business as Pharmacycards.com; David Graham Turner, and Steve Pearson, individually and as officers of the above companies, defendants., United States District Court District of Nevada, Civil Action No.: CV-S-04-0712-RCJ-RJJ

May 26, 2004

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v.Hanson Publications, Inc., a corporation, 9069-5057 Quebec, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Hanson Publications, Inc., Associated Merchant Paper Supplies, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a AMPS and Fourniture de Papier Associated Merchant, Inc., Albert Mouyal, individually, and as an owner and/or officer or director of the corporate defendants, Adrian P. Towning, individually, and as an owner and/or officer or director of the corporate defendants, and Charles Hamouth, individually, and as an owner and/or officer or director of the corporate defendants, Defendants., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, FTC Matter No. 022-3219, Civil Action No. 1:02 CV 2205

May 25, 2004

• Lorrie McMahon, et al., Petitioners, v. Advanced Title Services Company of West Virginia, et al., Respondents. (In the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia; Case No.: 31706) V040017 (May 25, 2004)
  • Brief Amici Curiae of the Federal Trade Commission and The United States of America
  • News Release

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, File Nos. 001 0221, 011 0046, and 021 0181, Docket No. C-4076

May 21, 2004

• In the Matter of GenCorp Inc., Docket No. C-4099, File No. 031 0152

May 20 , 2004

• Project P049106: Public Workshop: Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers: Announcement of Extension of the Public Comment Period Until July 9, 2004.
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
    
    
• 16 CFR Parts 602, 603, 604, and 611: Amendment of Rules Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Technical Amendments to Previously-Issued Rules: Final Rules
  • Text of Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
    
    
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Unsolicited Commercial Email," Presented by Chairman Timothy J. Muris, Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate (May 20, 2004).
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

May 18, 2004

• Media Maverick, Inc., d/b/a Maverick Marketing Group, d/b/a Maverick Media, d/b/a Balance Bracelet USA, Mark Jones, and Charles Cody, defendants. v. FTC (United States District Court, Central District of California Western Division), File No.: 032-3184, Civil Action No. 04-3395-SVW(CWx)

May 14, 2004

• Skybiz.Com, Inc., et al., FTC. v. (Dist. Ct., N.D. Oklahoma), FTC File No. X01 0046
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Capital City Mortgage Corporation, A Maryland Corporation; Marcia C. Fidis and Caroline Koestner Nash, in their capacities as representatives of the Estate of Thomas K. Nash; and Eric J. Sanne, Defendants; and Thomas K. Nash Family Trust and Alan W. Nash in his capacity as trustee; and Nash Marital Trust Under Will of Thomas K. Nash and Marcia C. Fidis and Caroline Koestner Nash, in their capacities as co-trustees, Relief Defendants, (GK/AK) (District of the District of Columbia), Civil Action No. 98CV-237

May 13, 2004

• NCO Group, Inc., et al., United States of America, v. (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania), FTC File No. 992-3012
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. Bay Area Business Council, Inc., et al. (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division), FTC File No. X020103, Civil Action No. 02 C 5762
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission. v. Greeting Cards of America. Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 03-60746-civ-gold, FTC File No. X030044, Civil Action No. 03-60746-Civ-Gold

May 12, 2004

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Ambus Registry, Inc., a corporation; Sukhraj Singh Chana, individually and as a director and officer of Ambus Registry, Inc.; and Garther Cheung, individually and as a director and officer of Ambus Registry, Inc., Defendants, (United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma)., Case No. CV03-1294RBL
  
  
• Comments of the Staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission, Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Request for Comments on Agency Draft Guidance Documents Regarding Consumer-Directed Promotion, Docket No. 2004D-0042 (V040016) (May 2004).
  • Text of the Staff Comments
  • News Release

May 11 , 2004

• In the Matter of California Pacific Medical Group, Inc., Docket No. 9306

May 6 , 2004

• Brian D. Westby, Martijn P. Bevelander, Maps Holding B.V., and PB Planning & Services B.V., FTC v. (Northern Dist. Of Ill. Eastern Div.) Civil Action No. 03 C 2540, FTC File No. 032 3030
  
  
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission for the Hearing on Online Pornography: Closing the Door on Pervasive Smut,
  Presented by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (May 6, 2004).
• Text of the Commission Testimony
• News Releas

May 5, 2004

• Federal Trade Commission v. National Consumer Council, an Arizona Corporation; National Consumer Council, a California Corporation; National Consumer Council, a Nevada Corporation; London Financial Group; National Consumer Debt Council, LLC; SOLIDIUM, LLC Doing Business as SoLidium Credit Recovery Services; United Consumers Law Group, a Professional Corp.; J.P. Landis, LLC; Financial Rescue Services, Inc.; Signature Equities, LLC; M&L Springfield Trust; PC Hailey Trust; Via Lido Trust; Walter L. Haines a/k/a Walter L. Hainowitz; Paul Kardos; Walter Joseph Ledda a/k/a Walter W. Ledda; Harvey Warren a/k/a Harvey Zvansky; Martha K. Levitsky a/k/a Martha E. Kerchen; Mary Beth Harper a/k/a Mary Beth Scholz (United States District Court Central District of California, Western Division) Case No. SACV 04-0474 CJC (JWJx)
  • Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 1M]
  • News Release

May 4, 2004

• In the Matter of Vital Basics, Inc.; Robert B. Graham; and Michael B. Shane, File No. 012 3248, Docket No. C-4107
  
  
• In the Matter of Creative Health Institute, Inc., and Kyl L. Smith, File No. 012 3248, Docket No. C-410

May 3, 2004

• United States of America c/o Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530, plaintiff, v. William H. Gates III, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052, defendant., In the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, FTC File No. 031-0258, Civil Action No.: 04 0721 CKK
  
  
• The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000:
  Third Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2004)
  • Text of the Report [PDF 818KB]
  • News Release

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2004