The Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia, and Phoebe Putney defendants have agreed to halt the integration of the former Palmyra Park Hospital — now known as Phoebe North — with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, while an administrative law judge considers a Federal Trade Commission complaint challenging the merger as anticompetitive. In a federal court […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
FTC, CFPB Invite Public to Submit Questions During Debt Collection Roundtable
The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are co-hosting a roundtable on June 6, 2013, and invite participants watching the webcast to submit questions to moderators online. FTC staff will live-tweet the workshop and take questions via Twitter, Facebook, and email. FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will provide opening remarks. The roundtable, Life of […]
FTC to Announce Multinational Effort to Stop Travel and Timeshare Resale Scams
The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, June 6, at 1 p.m. ET to announce a crackdown on deceptive travel and timeshare resale scams by the FTC and its federal, state, and international law enforcement partners. Chuck Harwood, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, will […]
FTC Sues Payment Processor for Assisting Credit Card Debt Relief Scam
As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing crackdown on payment processors that turn a blind eye to fraud, the agency sued a payment processing business that allegedly assisted and facilitated a telemarketing credit card interest rate reduction scam. In an amended complaint filed in federal court, the FTC alleged the payment processor, Independant Resources […]
FTC Staff: Connecticut Should Reject Health Care Arrangements That Would Harm Competition and Consumers
Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment, in response to a request from Connecticut General Assembly Members Catherine Osten and Peter Tercyak, regarding a proposed state law that would let Connecticut physicians jointly negotiate reimbursement rates with health plans. The proposed law would allow the creation of “health care collaboratives” of otherwise independent health care […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Bosley, Inc., Illegally Exchanged Competitively Sensitive Business Information With Hair Club
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Bosley, Inc., illegally exchanged competitively sensitive, nonpublic information about its business practices with one of its competitors, HC (USA), Inc., commonly known as Hair Club. Bosley is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aderans America Holdings, Inc. In settling […]
Appeals Court Affirms FTC Ruling That North Carolina Dental Board Illegally Stifled Competition in Teeth Whitening
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a Federal Trade Commission ruling that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted lower-priced competition by engaging in anticompetitive conduct to prevent non-dentists from providing teeth whitening services to consumers in the state. The unanimous decision, issued on May 31, denied the […]
How To Submit Your Mobile Security Questions Online During FTC Workshop
The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a one-day workshop on mobile security on June 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C., and invites participants watching the webcast to submit questions to moderators online. Staff will live-tweet the workshop and take questions via Twitter, Facebook and email. FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will provide the opening remarks at Mobile […]