Commission Actions

Following a public comment period, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Fresenius Medical Care AG’s proposed $2 billion acquisition of NxStage Medical, Inc...

�鶹��ý Register Notice

UrthBox, Inc. and Behnam Behrouzi; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

Date

April 9, 2019

Case Timeline Item

Fresenius Medical Care and NxStage Medical, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 9, 2019

Date

April 9, 2019

Complaint (25.33 KB)

Decision and Order [Public Record Version] (96.04 KB)

Case Timeline Item

UrthBox, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 9, 2019

Date

April 9, 2019

April 8, 2019

Press Release

Statement of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition Regarding Announcement that Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group have Terminated Their Acquisition Agreement

Date

April 8, 2019

Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group announced on April 5 that that they have abandoned their proposed merger. “Staff of the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of...

Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion of the FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy

Date

April 8, 2019

What: The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will host the 12th session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. When: Tuesday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 5:05 p.m., and Wednesday...

Case Timeline Item

Simple Health Plans LLC (timeline item) - April 8, 2019

Date

April 8, 2019

Plaintiff's Reply Memorandum in Support of a Preliminary Injunction (231.12 KB)

April 5, 2019

Press Release

FTC to Hold August Workshop on Consumer Issues Related to Loot Boxes

Date

April 5, 2019

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will hold a public workshop on August 7, 2019 to examine consumer protection issues related to video game “loot boxes”—in-game rewards players can buy while playing a...

April 4, 2019

Public Statement

Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at Common Sense Media Truth About Tech Conference

Date

April 4, 2019

Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at Common Sense Media Truth About Tech Conference (70.78 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Petitions to Quash

Petition by Milliken and Company for Generic Fiber Designation

Date

April 4, 2019

Matter Number

P928401

Application by Milliken and Company for Generic Fiber Designation (14.14 MB)

Corrected Application by Milliken and Company for Generic Fiber Designation (496.61 KB)

Commission Letter Granting Temporary Generic Fiber Designation (135 KB)

Aug07

Event

Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes

August 7, 2019 | 10:00AM

The staff of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission examined consumer protection issues related to video game loot boxes at a public workshop on August 7, 2019, in Washington, DC. Loot boxes are in-game rewards...

April 3, 2019

Press Release

UrthBox Settles FTC Charges Related to Compensated Online Reviews and “Free” Trial Offer

Date

April 3, 2019

San Francisco-based UrthBox, Inc. and its principal, Behnam Behrouzi, have agreed to settle a �鶹��ý Trade Commission complaint alleging that the company misrepresented that customer reviews were...

Press Release

Court Rules in FTC’s Favor Against Predatory Academic Publisher OMICS Group; Imposes $50.1 Million Judgment against Defendants That Made False Claims and Hid Publishing Fees

Date

April 3, 2019

A federal judge has ordered journal publisher and conference organizer Srinubabu Gedela and his companies to pay more than $50.1 million to resolve �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they made...

Case Timeline Item

OMICS Group Inc. (timeline item) - April 3, 2019

Date

April 3, 2019

Order Granting Summary Judgment (294.56 KB)

Case Timeline Item

Impax Laboratories, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 3, 2019

Date

April 3, 2019

Opinion of the Commission, by Commissioner Noah J. Phillips, For the Commission [Redacted Public Version] (533.72 KB)

Final Order (73.41 KB)

Case Timeline Item

UrthBox, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 3, 2019

Date

April 3, 2019

Agreement Containing Consent Order (29.76 KB)

Decision and Order (74.09 KB)

Analysis to Aid Public Comment (27.47 KB)

Complaint Exhibits A - F (4.07 MB)

Complaint (55.98 KB)

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