Advocacy Filings by Subject

ACCOUNTING

• Accounting
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Jean Silver Concerning Washington Administrative Code 4-25-710 to Require Additional Academic Credits for Certified Public Accountants ( “CPAs” ) (Mar. 1996) (V960006)

ALCOHOL

• Labeling, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment to the Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol (January 2008) (P084504)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Internet Commerce
  FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Paula Dockery Concerning Florida Senate Bill 282, A Bill To Allow Direct Shipment of Wine to Florida Consumers From Manufacturers Inside or Outside Florida (Apr. 2006) (V060013)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Internet Commerce
  FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Eric D. Fingerhut Concerning Ohio S.B. 179 to Allow Direct Shipment of Wine to Ohio Consumers (March 2006) (V060010)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Franchises
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Bill Seitz Concerning Ohio H.B. 306 to Amend the Operation of Wine Wholesale Franchises (Dec. 2005) (V060003)
• Alcohol, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of the Treasury Alchohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Alcohol Labeling (Sep.2005) (V050019)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Franchises
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Wesley Chesbro Concerning the Proposed California Franchise Act to Govern Contractual Relationships Between Beer Manufacturers and Wholesalers (Aug. 2005) (V050018)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Internet Commerce
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable William Magee et al. Concerning New York A.B. 9560-A; S.B. 606-A; and S.B. 1192 to Allow Out-of State Vendors to Ship Wine Directly to New York Consumers (Mar. 2004) (V040012)
• Alcohol, Internet Commerce
  FTC Statement Before U.S. House of Representatives on Energy and Commerce Concerning E-Commerce Wine Sales and Direct Shipment (Oct. 2003) (P031201)
  • News Release
• Alcohol, Internet Commerce
  FTC Staff Report Concerning Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Wine (Jul. 2003) (P031201)
• Alcohol, Franchises
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Dan Cronin Concerning Illinois S.B. 15, the “Illinois Wine and Spirits Industry Fair Dealing Act of 1999" (Mar. 1999) (V990005)
• Alcohol, Franchises
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Hamilton C. Horton and George W. Miller Concerning “An Act to Amend the Wine Franchise Law to Provide for Exclusive Territories” in North Carolina (Mar. 1999) (V990003)
• Alcohol, Antitrust
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Concerning the “Liquor Price Posting Rule” (Jun. 1996) (V960012)
• Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Concerning Relationships Between Suppliers and Retailers (Jul. 1994) (V940016)

ANTITRUST

• Antitrust
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in In re Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation Concerning Drug Patent Settlements Before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Case No. 2008-1097) (Jan 2008) (P072124)
  • News Release
• Antitrust
  FTC and Department of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief In Re DDAVP Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation Concerning Direct Purchaser Suits to Recover Certain Damages Resuling from a Fraudulently Obtained Patent (Second Circuit (Case No. 06-5525-cv)) (May 2007)
  • News Release
    
• Antitrust, Noerr-Pennington
  FTC Staff Report Concerning Enforcement Perspectives on the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine (Oct. 2006) (P013518)
  • News Release
• Antitrust
  FTC and Department of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief in Weyerhauser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc. Concerning Predatory Bidding (In the Supreme Court (Case No.: 05-381)) (May 2006)
  • News Release
• Antitrust
  FTC and Department of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief in Latino Quimica-Amtex, S.A. et al. v. Atofina S.A. et al. Concerning the D.C. Circuit’s Empagran Decision (In the Second Circuit (Case No.: 05-5754-cv)) (June 2006)
  • News Release
• Antitrust
  Statement of FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission Concerning Modernization of Antitrust Law (March 21, 2006)
• Antitrust, Remedies
  Comments of John Graubert, Principle Deputy General Counsel to the Antitrust Modernization Commission regarding Civil Remedies Available to the Federal Trade Commission (December 2005)
• Antitrust
  Prepared Statement of Alden F. Abbott, Associate Director for Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Competition before the Antitrust Modernization Commission regarding Statutory Immunities and Exemptions (December 2005)
• Antitrust
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission Concerning the Treatment of Efficiencies in Merger Enforcement (November 2005)
• Antitrust
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission Concerning Federal Antitrust Enforcement Institutions (November 2005) (P05 1200)
• Antitrust
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission Concerning the Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Request Process (November 2005)
• Antitrust, State Action
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission Concerning the State Action Doctrine (Sept. 2005) (P05 1200)
• Antitrust, Intellectual Property
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc. Supporting Petitioners on the Issue of Whether a Patent is Presumed to Confer Market Power in a Tying Case (Supreme Court) (Case. No. 04-1329)) (Aug. 2005)
  • News Release
• Antitrust, Joint Ventures
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Texaco, Inc. v. Dagher et al. Concerning Whether an Agreement on Pricing Between Joint Venture Owners is a Per se Violation of the Sherman Act When the Owners do not Compete in those Products (Supreme Court (Case Nos. 04-805 and 04-814)) (May 2005)
• Antitrust, Foreign Injury
  FTC and Department of Justice Brief of Amici Curiae in Empagran, S.A. et al. v. F. Hoffmann-Laroche, Ltd. et al. Concerning Antitrust Claims Arising Solely Out of Foreign Injury (D.C. Circuit) (Feb. 2005) (P042106)
  • News Release
• Antitrust, State Action
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Tennessee Hospital Co., LLC v. West Tennessee Healthcare, Inc. et al. Concerning Whether the Conduct of a Tennessee Private Act Hospital Authority is Exempt From the Antitrust Laws as State Action (Sixth Circuit) (Case No. 04-5387) ( Jun. 4, 2004 ) (P042116)
  • News Release
• Antitrust, State Action
  FTC Amicus Curaie Brief in Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass ’n Concerning the Antitrust State Action Doctrine (Sixth Circuit) (Case Nos. 03-5245, 03-5278) (Nov. 2003) (P042102)
  • News Release
• Antitrust, State Action
  Report of the State Action Task Force (Sep. 2003) (P011200)
• Antitrust, Tobacco
  FTC Staff Report Concerning Competition and the Financial Impact of the Proposed Tobacco Industry Settlement (Sep. 1997) (V970005)
• Antitrust, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Concerning the “Liquor Price Posting Rule” (Jun. 1996) (V960012)
• Antitrust, Health Care
  FTC Staff Statement Before the Vermont Legislature Concerning Proposed Antitrust Immunity for Cooperative Agreements to Provide Health Care Services (Oct. 1994) (V950001)
• Antitrust, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the North Dakota Attorney General Concerning S.B. 2295, 2426 to Authorize Certain Cooperative Agreements Among Health Care Providers (Mar. 1993) (V930010)
  • News Release
• Antitrust, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Emile Jones, Jr. Concerning S.B. 2202 on Group Contracting by Physicians (Jun. 1986) (P864656)
• Antitrust, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the California Attorney General Concerning California A.B. 707 to Grant Special Treatment Under the Antitrust Laws for Joint Activities Relating to Health Services Contracts (Sept. 1985) (P854683)

AUTOMOBILES

• Automobiles
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable George W. Miller Concerning North Carolina S.B. 420, an “Act to Clarify the Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law,” and S.B. 419, an “Act to Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Transfer Rights” (Jun. 1999) (V990008)
• Automobiles, Rental
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Ron Stephens Concerning Illinois H.B. 3285 to Repeal Ban on Rental Car Firms Offering “Collision Damage Waivers” and Imposing Certain Disclosures and CDW Price Caps (Dec. 1996) (V960010)
• Automobiles , Brokering
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Joan Lambert Concerning Nevada A.B. 205 to Redefine “New” and “Used” Vehicles and Vehicle Brokering (May 1995) (V950009)
• Automobiles, Brokering
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Ted Weggeland Concerning California A.B. 3539 to Make Explicit How California’s Law Governing Vehicle Dealers Applies to Brokering Services for New Cars(Apr. 1994) (V940011)
• Automobiles , Brokering
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Leonard R. Price Concerning Minnesota S.F. 1065 to Require the Licensing of Vehicle Brokers (Mar. 1995) (V950007)
• Automobiles, Brokering
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Rick McConnell Concerning Indiana S.B. 396 to Prohibit Auto Brokering (Feb. 1994) (V940009)

CLASS ACTION

• Class Actions, Settlements
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Frank Chavez, et al. v. Netflix, Inc. and Does 1 Through 10 (Class Action) Opposing Pending Class Action Settlement (In the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco) (Case No. CGC-04-434884)) (Jan. 2006)
  • Motion for Leave to File Memorandum of Law as Amicus Curiae
  • News Release
• Class Actions, Settlements
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief filed in Schneider v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., No. CV 97-837 (NG)(CLP) (E.D. N.Y.)(Mar. 2004)
  • Memorandum of FTC As Amicus Curiae Regarding the Proposed Class Action Coupon Settlement
  • Motion For Leave to File Memorandum of Law As Amicus Curiae
  • Draft Order Granting Leave to Appear and File as Amicus Curiae
  • Notice of Intent to Appear
  • Statement of Chairman Muris, Commissioner Swindle, and Commissioner Leary
  • Statement of Commissioner Thompson
  • Statement of Commissioner Harbour
  • News Release
• Class Action
  FTC Comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference Concerning Proposed Amendments to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Feb. 2002) (V020008)

COMMODITY FUTURE EXCHANGES

• Commodity Future Exchanges
  FTC Comment Before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding the Application of U.S. Futures Exchange, LLC for Contract Market Designation (Jan. 2004) (V040004)
  • News Release

CONSUMER PRIVACY

• Consumer Privacy, Identity Theft
  FTC Prepared Statement Before the Ohio Privacy and Public Records Access Study Committee Concering Public Entities, Personal Information, and Identity Theft (May 2007)
  • News Release
    
• Consumer Privacy, Identity Theft
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Washington State Senate Concerning Identity Theft (Jan. 2001) (V010001)
• Consumer Privacy, Finance
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Trustees Concerning How Filing for Bankruptcy Relief Affects the Privacy of Individual Consumer Information (Sep. 2000) (V000013)
• Medical Privacy, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Medical Privacy Rules (Feb. 2000) (V000001)

CONTACT LENSES

• Contact Lenses
  The Strength of Competition in the Sale of Rx Contact Lenses: An FTC Study (Feb. 2005) (V040010)
  • News Release
• Contact Lenses
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Doug Matayo Concerning Arkansas H.B. 2286 and the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act and Contact Lens Rule (Oct. 2004) (V040026)
  • News Release
• Contact Lenses
  Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act: FTC Study of Competition in Sale of Prescription Contact Lenses, Notice and Request for Public Comment (Apr. 2004) (V040010)
  • News Release
• Contact Lenses, Internet Commerce
  Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Contact Lenses: A Report from the Staff of the FTC (Mar. 2004) (V040007)
  • News Release
• Contact Lenses
  FTC Staff Comment Before Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians as Intervenor In re: Declaratory Ruling Proceeding on the Interpretation and Applicability of Various Statutes and Regulations Concerning the Sale of Contact Lenses (Mar. 2002) (V020007)
• Contact Lenses
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee of the Washington State Legislature Concerning Optician Fitting of Contact Lenses (Dec. 1992) (V930004)
• Contact Lenses
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John A. Lynch Concerning New Jersey S.B. 1367 to Permit Opticians to Fit Contact Lenses if Certified by the State Board of Opticians (May 1987) (P874683)
• Contact Lenses
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the New Jersey Senate Labor, Industry, and Professions Committee Concerning Restrictions on Contact Lens Fitting (Oct. 1984) (I1278502)

DENTISTRY

• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Legislative Audit Counsel, State of South Carolina Concerning the Regulation of the Health Care Professions (Jan. 1993)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee Concerning its Review of Boards that Regulate Health Professions (Aug. 1992)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Response to the Hon. Robert J. Pavlovich Concerning Proposed Montana Legislation to Prevent Denturists From Entering Certain Business Relationships With Dentists (Oct. 1992) (V920021)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Division of State Audit, Department of Audit, Tennessee Comptroller of the Currency Concerning the Possible Restrictive or Anticompetitive Effects of Statutes Governing Certain Health Care and Veterinary Professions (Apr. 1990)
• Dentistry
  Response from FTC Staff to the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry concerning advertising regulations(Jul. 1987) (V870017)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Harry Hill Concerning H.B. 529 and S.B. 232 to Regulate Dentist Advertising (May 1987) (P874678)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Tennessee Board of Dentistry Concerning Dentist Advertising (Apr. 1987) (P874677)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia State Board of Dentistry Concerning Final Proposed Regulations(Apr. 1987) (P874671)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Florida Board of Dentistry Concerning Proposed Regulations on Dental Advertising (Apr. 1987) (P874670)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Florida Board of Dentistry Concerning Disclosure of Financial Interests by Referring Dentists (Nov. 1985) (P864610)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New Jersey Board of Dentistry Concerning Proposed Advertising Rules (Mar. 1985) (P854634)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Minnesota Board of Dentistry Concerning Proposed Amended Rules to Broaden the Scope of Permissible Advertising (1985) (P854684)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Oregon Legislative Research Office, Legislative Administration Committee Concerning the Sunset Review of the Oregon State Boards of Optometry and Dentistry (Aug. 1984) (I1238461)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Department of Health Regulatory Boards Concerning the Regulatory Review of Virginia State Boards of Dentistry and Medicine (Aug. 1984) (I1208458)
• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Nicholas A. Spano Concerning S.B. 3094 - A to Prohibit, With Certain Exceptions, the Dispensing of More Than a 72-Hour Supply of Prescription Drugs by Physicians and Dentists (Jun. 1989)

DO-NOT-CALL LIST

• Do-Not-Call List
  FTC Statement Before the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee Concerning Proposed Amendment of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to Establish a National “Do-Not-Call” Registry (Feb. 2002) (V020010)

FINANCE

• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Staff Comment for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation "Freddie Mac" Regarding the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (May 2008) (V080011)
  • News Release
    
    
• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Proposed Rule to Restrict Certain Mortgage Practices Under TILA (Apr. 2008) (V080008)
  • News Release
• Financial Practices
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision Concerning Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (Dec. 2007) (P084800)
  • News Release
• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Proposed Illustrations of Consumer Information for Subprime Mortgage Lending (Nov. 2007) (V080000)
  
  • News Release
• Finance, Electronic Payments
  FTC Staff Comment to NACHA -- The National Electronic Payment System Concerning Network Enforcement Proposal (Apr. 2007)
• Finance, Predatory Lending
  FTC Staff Comment Regarding the Department of Defense's Proposed Regulation Implementing the Military Lending Consumer Protections of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act (Jun. 2007) (P074802)
  • News Release
• Finance, Fair Credit Reporting Act
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Whitfield v. Radian Guaranty, Inc. Concerning Whether Mortgage Insurance Companies Must Provide Adverse Action Notice When Charging a Higher Price Due to Information in a Consumer's Report (In the Third Circuit (Case No.: 05-5017)) (Mar. 2006)
  • News Release
• Finance
  FTC Comment Before the Federal Reserve Board Concerning Proposed Amendments to Regulation E (Feb. 2005) (V050001)
• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Comment Before the California State Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance Concerning Predatory Lending Practices in Home-Equity Lending (Feb. 2001) (V010002)
• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Statement Before the Federal Reserve System Concerning Predatory Lending Practices in the Home-Equity Lending Market (Sep. 2000) (V000012)
  • News Release
• Finance, Consumer Privacy
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Trustees Concerning How Filing for Bankruptcy Relief Affects the Privacy of Individual Consumer Information (Sep. 2000) (V000013)
• Finance, Electronic Funds Transfer
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Treasury Concerning Proposed Rule to Implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Dec. 1997) (V980001)
• Finance, Debt Collection
  Comment Before the Department of Treasury Concerning Proposed Rule to Implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Dec. 1997) (V98000)
• Finance, Consumer Leasing
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Regulation M and the Consumer Leasing Act (Feb. 1994) (P944801)
• Finance, Credit Repair
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Robert W. Ney Concerning Ohio S.B. 323 to Regulate Credit Repair Organizations (May 1992) (V920015)
  • News Release
• Finance, Home Lending
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Proposed Revisions to the Regulation of Home Equity Lines of Credit Under TILA (Feb. 1992) (V920007)
  • News Release
• Finance, Securities
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Securities and Exchange Commission Concerning Proposed Changes in Regulations Governing Registration and Reporting Disclosure of Small Business Issuers (Jun. 1992) (V920011)
  • News Release
• Finance, Banking
  FTC Staff Comment Before Federal Reserve Concerning Interdistrict Transportation System Price Structure (Mar. 1991) (V910003)
  • News Release

FRAUD

• Fraud, Government Symbols
  FTC Staff Comment to the United States Mint Concerning Civil Penalties for Misuse of Mint Words, Letters, Symbols, and Emblems (Mar. 2005) (V050005)
  • News Release
• Fraud, Telemarketing
  Comment Before the United States Sentencing Commission Concerning Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (Mar. 1998) (V980003)
• Fraud, Telemarketing
  Comment to the Erie County Consumer Protection Committee, New York Concerning Telemarketing Fraud (Nov. 1994) (V950002)
• Fraud
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Rayle v. First Nat’l Bank of Cut Bank et al. Before the Central District of California Concerning Whether an Equity Receiver May Sue on Behalf of Defrauded Customers (Jan. 1993) (V930001)

FUNERAL HOMES

• Funeral Homes
  FTC Advisory Opinion to the Hon. Dan Flynn Concerning the Lawful Construction of the Term “Cash Advance Item” in the FTC’s Funeral Rule (Jul. 2005)
  • Text of the Request
  • News Release
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Joanne C. Benson Concerning Maryland H.B. 795 Regarding Corporate Ownership of Funeral Homes (Apr. 2004) (V040011)
  • News Release
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Michigan House of Representatives Concerning Michigan H.B. 4456 to Repeal Ban on Cemetery Ownership or Location of Funeral Homes (Mar. 1995) (940001)
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. David Wright Concerning Pennsylvania H.B. 2347 to Regulate Sellers of Pre-Need Funeral Goods or Services (Mar. 1994) (V940010)
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors Concerning the Removal of Bodies from the State of Louisiana (Jan. 1994) (V940004)
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Martin Schneider Concerning Wisconsin S.B. 354 to Further Prohibit Joint Ownership or Operation of a Funeral Establishment and Cemetery (V930024) (Sep. 1993)
  • News Release
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John D. Pridnia Concerning Michigan S.B. 301-302 to Remove the Prohibition on Joint Ownership or Operation of a Funeral Establishment and Cemetery (Dec. 1991) (V910021)
  • News Release
• Funeral Homes
  FTC Staff Comment Before the California Assembly Concerning the FTC’s Experience in the Regulation of the Funeral Industry (Oct. 1991) (V910023)

GASOLINE

• Gasoline Prices
  FTC Staff Comment to Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson, Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs, Regarding the District of Columbia's Retail Service Station Act's divorcement provision (June 2007) (V070011)
• News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC 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
    
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Gene DeRossett Concerning Michigan H.B. 4757, the “Petroleum Marketing Stabilization Act” (Jun. 2004) (V040019)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Les Donovan Concerning Kansas H.R. 2330 Prohibiting a “Marketer” or “Retailer” From Selling Motor Fuel Below Cost (Mar. 2004) (V040009)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Demetrius C. Newton Concerning the Alabama Fuels Marketing Act (Jan. 2004) (V040005)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Shirley Krug Concerning the Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act, as Applied to Gasoline Sales (Oct. 2003) (V030015)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Eliot Spitzer Concerning the New York Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act (Jul. 2003) (V020019)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Roy Cooper and the Honorable Daniel Clodfelter Concerning North Carolina H.B. 1203 / S.B. 787 to Amend North Carolina ’s Motor Fuel Marketing Act (May 2003) (V030011)
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the State of Hawaii Joint Hearing Concerning Price Controls in Hawaii's Gasoline Market (Jan. 2003) (V030005)
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable George E. Pataki Concerning New York Bill Nos. S04522 and A06942 Regulating Gasoline Sales (Aug. 2002) (V020019)
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Robert F. McDonnell Concerning Virginia S.B. 458 to Prohibit the “Below-Cost” Retail Sale of Motor Fuel (Feb. 2002) (V020011)
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Environmental Protection Agency Concerning Study of “Boutique Fuels” (Jan. 2002) (V020004)
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. David Knowles Concerning California A.B. 2371 Concerning Refiners’ Sale and Resale of Gasoline (May 1992) (V920012)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Colorado Senate Concerning S.B. 92-203 to Amend the Colorado Unfair Practices Act (Apr. 1992) (V920013)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Bill Morris Concerning Kansas H.B. 2628 to Prohibit Selling Motor Fuel “Below Cost” (Feb. 1992) (V920006)
  • News Releas
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Utah Department of Commerce Concerning the Utah Motor Fuel Marketing Act (Jan. 1992) (V920004)
  • News Release
• Gasoline
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. W.D. Moore, Jr. Concerning the Arkansas Petroleum Trade Practices Act (Mar. 1991) (V910008)
  • News Release

GOVERNMENT

• Government, Petitioning
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Citizen Petitions (Mar. 2000) (V000005)

HEALTH CARE

• Health Care
  FTC and Department of Justice Written Testimony before the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning Reform Concerning Illinois Certificate of Need Laws (September 2008) (V080018)
  
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to Representative Elaine Nekritz of the Illinois General Assembly Regarding House Bill 5372 Concerning the Regulation of Retail Health Facilities (June 2008) (V080013)
  
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Prepared Statement Before the Florida Senate Concerning Florida Certificate of Need Laws (Apr. 2008) (V080009)
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Written Testimony Before the Alaska House of Representatives Concerning Alaska Certificate of Need Laws (Feb. 2008) (V080007)
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. William J. Seitz Concerning Ohio Executive Order 2007-23S to Establish Collective Bargaining for Home Health Care Workers (Feb. 2008) (V080001)
  • Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Leibowitz
  • News Release
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Concerning S.B. to Permit Collective Bargaining by Health Care Providers (Feb. 2008) (V080003)
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Concerning Proposed Regulation of Limited Service Clinics (Oct. 2007) (V070015)
  
  • News Release
• Health Care, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Richard L. Brown Concerning North Dakota H.B. 1332 to Regulate the Contractual Relationship Between Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Covered Entities (Mar. 2005) (V050003)
  • News Release
• Health Care, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
  FTC Comment to the Honorable Greg Aghazarian Concerning California A.B. 1960 Requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Make Specified Disclosures to “Purchasers” and “Prospective Purchasers” Regarding Revenues and Drug Formularies (Sep. 2004) (V040027)
  • News Release
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Patrick C. Lynch and Honorably Juan M. Pichardo Concerning the Competitive Effects of Rhode Island General Assembly Bills Containing Pharmaceutical “Freedom of Choice” and “Any Willing Provider” Provisions (Apr. 2004) (V040013)
  • News Release
• Health Care, Hospitals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Richard P. Ieyoub Concerning Tenet Healthcare's Proposed Purchase of Slidell Memorial Hospital in Louisiana (Apr. 2003) (V030008)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Dennis Stapleton Concerning Ohio H.B. 325 to Permit Competing Health Care Providers to Engage in Collective Bargaining With Health Plans (Oct. 2002) (V020017)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Brad Benson Concerning Washington H.B. 2360 to Allow Physicians and Other Health Care Providers to Engage in Collective Bargaining With Health Care Plans (Feb. 2002) (V020009)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Alaska House of Representatives Concerning The Threat of Consumer Harm Resulting From Physician Collective Bargaining Under Alaska S.B. 37 (Jan. 2002) (V020003)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Lisa Murkowski Concerning Alaska S.B. 37 to Authorize Competing Physicians to Engage in Collective Bargaining With Health Plans (Jan. 2002) (V020003)
• Health Care, Medical Privacy
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Barbara S. Matthews Concerning California Senate Bill 401, To Amend the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Jan. 2006) (V050020)
  • News Release
• Health Care, Medical Privacy
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Medical Privacy Rules (Feb. 2000) (V000001)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment to the Office of Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia Concerning Bill 13-333, the “Physicians Negotiation Act of 1999" (Oct. 1999)
• Health Care, Physician Collective Bargaining
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Rene O. Oliveira Concerning Texas S.B. 1468, “An Act Relating to the Regulation of Physician Joint Negotiation” (May 1999) (V990009)
• Health Care, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Draft Guidance for Industry on Pharmaceutical Benefit Management Companies ( “PBMs”) (Apr. 1998) (V980006)
• Health Care, Antitrust
  FTC Staff Statement Before the Vermont Legislature Concerning Proposed Antitrust Immunity for Cooperative Agreements to Provide Health Care Services (Oct. 1994) (V950001)
• Health Care, Physician Advertising
  FTC Staff Comment to Ms. Katherine M. Carroll Concerning the Regulation of Advertising of Physician Board Certifications in a Medical Specialty (Sep. 1993)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable William F. Cass Concerning Massachusetts H.B. 1109 to Require Health Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Jun. 1993) (V930021)
• Health Care, Health Plans
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable John Smithee Concerning Proposals to Amend the Texas Insurance Code to Require Health Plans to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet The Plan's Terms (May 1993) (V930020)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to Thomas C. Alexander Concerning South Carolina H.B. 3631 to Require Health Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (May 1993) (V930017)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Roger A. Madigan Concerning Pennsylvania S.B. 505 to Require Health Benefit Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Apr. 1993) (V930013)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. E. Scott Garret Concerning New Jersey A.B. 1221 to Require Health Benefit Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Mar. 1993) (V930012)
• Health Care, Antitrust
  FTC Staff Comment Before the North Dakota Attorney General Concerning S.B. 2295, 2426 to Authorize Certain Cooperative Agreements Among Health Care Providers (Mar. 1993) (V930010)
  • News Release
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Judy Baar Topinka Concerning Illinois S.B. 66 to Establish a Demonstration Program to Test the Feasibility Alternative Health Care Facilities (Mar. 1993) (V930009)
• Health Care, Health Plans
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek Concerning the Sunset Review of Montana's "Any Will Provider" Law (Feb. 1993) (V930007)
• Health Care, Health Professions
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Legislative Audit Counsel, State of South Carolina Concerning the Regulation of the Health Care Professions (Jan. 1993) (V920023)
• Health Care, Discounted Services
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners Concerning a Proposed Rule to Control How Chiropractors May Offer Free or Discounted Services (Dec. 1992) (V930002)
• Health Care, Health Professions
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee Concerning its Review of Boards that Regulate Health Professions (Aug. 1992) (V920019)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Patrick Johnston Concerning S.B. 1986 to Limit the Ability of Health Insurance Companies to Arrange Pharmacy Services through Contracts with Non-Resident Pharmacy Firms (Jun. 1992) (V920017)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New Hampshire Senate Legal Counsel Concerning H.B. 470 to Require any Health Maintenance Organization to Contract with any Pharmacy Meeting a Bid Accepted by the HMO for Pharmacy Preferred Providers (Mar. 1992) (V920010)
• Health Care, Health Professions
  FTC Staff Comment Before the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Concerning Possible Restrictive or Anticompetitive Practices in Certain South Carolina Health Boards (Feb. 1992) (V920003)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jeffrey W. Moran Concerning New Jersey S.B. 2051 to Prohibit Physicians from Dispensing More Than a 72-Hour Supply of Drugs or Medicine, Unless Dispensed at No Charge (Apr. 1991) (V910012)
• Health Care, Physicians
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Office of the Auditor General of the State of Florida Concerning State Statutes and Regulations Governing Physicians and Harbor Pilotage (Nov. 1990)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. H. Craig Lewis Concerning Pennsylvania S.B. 675 to Require Any Health Insurance Policy or Employee Benefit Plan Covering Pharmaceutical Services to Offer Them Through Certain Arrangements With Pharmaceutical Providers (Jun. 1990)
• Health Care, Health Professions
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Division of State Audit, Department of Audit, Tennessee Comptroller of the Currency Concerning the Possible Restrictive or Anticompetitive Effects of Statutes Governing Certain Health Care and Veterinary Professions (Apr. 1990)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Board of Pharmacy Concerning Proposed Regulations to for the Dispensing and Sale of Prescription Drugs (Nov. 1989)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Nicholas A. Spano Concerning S.B. 3094 - A to Prohibit, With Certain Exceptions, the Dispensing of More Than a 72-Hour Supply of Prescription Drugs by Physicians and Dentists (Jun. 1989)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning Massachusetts S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs Providing Pharmaceutical Coverage Through Contracts with Pharmacies to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms or to Offer Subscribers Covered Pharmaceuticals From Any Pharmacy They Choose (May 1989)
• Health Care, Physical Therapy
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jack Jeffrey Concerning Nevada S.B. 86 to Prohibit a Physical Therapist From Paying or Receiving Any Fees in Consideration for a Patient Referral (May 1989) (V890071)
• Health Care, Physical Therapy
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Ray Hamlett Concerning Missouri H.B. 320 to Prohibit Any Physical Therapist From Accepting Payment for a Patient Referral (Feb. 1989) (V890030)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning the Office of Inspector General’s Draft Report Entitled “Physician Drug Dispensing: An Overview of State Regulation” (Dec. 1988) (V890012)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning the Development of Regulations Pursuant to the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute (Dec. 1987) (V880009)
• Health Care, Physicians
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Idaho State Board of Chiropractic Physicians Concerning Rules Governing Advertising by Chiropractic Physicians (Dec. 1987) (V880006)
• Health Care, Facilities
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Commission on Medical Care Facilities, Certificate of Public Need, Concerning Reform of Certificate of Public Need Regulation of Health Facilities (Aug. 1987)  (V870014)
• Health Care, Physical Therapy
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Chuck Hardwick Concerning New Jersey A.B. 2647 to Prevent a Physician From Having a Financial Interest in Any Physical Therapy Service Entity and From Referring Patients to Such an Entity in Which the Physician’s Family Has Any Financial Interest (May 1987)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Tim Leslie Concerning California A.B. 1732 to Place Certain Restrictions on the Ability of Physicians to Dispense Prescription Drugs to Their Patients (May 1987) (P874680)
• Health Care, Professions
  FTC Staff Comment Before the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Concerning the Sunset Review of Laws Governing, and Regulations Implemented by, the Boards of Podiatry Examiners, Occupational Therapy Examiners, Speech and Audiology Examiners, and Psychology Examiners Apr. 1987) (P874673)
• Health Care, Facilities
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New York City Health Systems Agency Concerning its Draft Medical Facilities Plan (Feb. 1987) (P874633)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Maryland State Board of Medical Examiners Concerning the Practice and Regulation of the Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Physicians (Dec. 1986) (P874626)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Georgia State Examining Boards Concerning Rules Proposed by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy on Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Physicians and Certain Other Health Care Practitioners (Nov. 1986) (P874674)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Concerning the Use of Exclusive Contracts by HMOs (Nov. 1986) (P874607)
• Health Care, Physical Therapy
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Nevada Office of the Attorney General Concerning Regulations Proposed by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy (Oct. 1986) (P874604)
• Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Federal Funding for State Reimbursement of Retail Pharmacies for Medicaid Drugs (Oct. 1986) (P874605)
• Health Care, Antitrust
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Emile Jones, Jr. Concerning S.B. 2202 on Group Contracting by Physicians (Jun. 1986) (P864656)
• Health Care, Nursing
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Council of the District of Columbia Concerning Proposed Bill 6-317 to Create Specific Licensing Requirements for Expanded Role Nurses (Nov. 1985) (P864613)
• Health Care, Antitrust
  FTC Staff Comment Before the California Attorney General Concerning California A.B. 707 to Grant Special Treatment Under the Antitrust Laws for Joint Activities Relating to Health Services Contracts (Sept. 1985) (P854683)
• Health Care, Professionals
  FTC Staff Comment to Virginia Governor’s Regulatory Reform Board Concerning Review of Health Professional Regulatory Boards (May 1985) (P854649)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Strom Thurmond Concerning S. 370, the “Health Care Cost Containment Act of 1985” (May 1985) (P854648)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine Concerning the Role of Competition in the Delivery of Health Care Services (Dec. 1984) (P854611)
• Health Care, Physicians
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Department of Health Regulatory Boards Concerning the Regulatory Review of Virginia State Boards of Dentistry and Medicine (Aug. 1984) (I1208458)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Proposed Regulations Requiring that HMOs and Competitive Medical Plans Must Meet to Enter into a Medicare Contract With the Health Care Financing Administration (Jul. 1984) (I1118449)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Concerning s. 2051, the Health Care Cost Containment Act of 1984 (Jun. 1984) (I1108448)
• Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Proposed Revisions to the Conditions of Participation for Hospitals in Medicare and Medicaid (Mar. 1983) (I318313)
• Health Care, Facilities
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities of the State of Tennessee (1983)

HOUSING

• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Housing and Urban Development Concerning the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") (June 2008) (V080012)
• News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Proposed Rule to Restrict Certain Mortgage Practices Under TILA (Apr. 2008) (V080008)
• News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment to Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board System, Regarding Proposed Illustrations of Consumer Information for Subprime Mortgage Lending (November 2007) (V080000)
  
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comments to the Honorable Helene E. Weinstein, Chair, Committee on Judiciary, New York State Assembly, Regarding New York Assembly Bill A01837, To Establish That Certain Services Related To Real Estate Transactions May Be Provided Only By Attorneys (April 2007) (V070004)
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comments to the Honorable Helene E. Weinstein Regarding New York A.B. A05596 to Establish that Certain Services Related to Real Estate Transactions May be Provided Only by Attorneys (June 2006) (V060016)
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comments to The Honorable Alan Sanborn Concerning Michigan H.B. 4849, Which Would Impose Minimum Service Requirements on Real Estate Brokers
  (October 2005) (V050021)
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Honorable Matt Blunt Concerning Missouri H.B. 174 to Impose Minimum Service Requirements on Real Estate Brokers (May 2005) (V050010).
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Alabama Senate Concerning Alabama H.B. 156 to Impose Minimum Service Requirements on Real Estate Brokers (May 2005) (V050008)
  • News Release
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Texas Real Estate Commission Concerning Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin Code § 535.2 to Impose Minimum Service Requirements on Real Estate Brokers (Apr. 2005) (V050007)
  • News Release
    
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Housing and Urban Development Concerning the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ( “RESPA”) (Oct. 2002) (V030001)
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ( “HOEPA” ) (Mar. 2001) (V010004)
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ( “HMDA”) (Mar. 2001) (V010005)
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment to the Virginia Real Estate Board Concerning Changes to the Real Estate Broker and Salesperson Requirement (Sep. 1998) (V980031)
• Housing, Real Estate
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Reserve Concerning Proposed Revisions to the Regulation of Home Equity Lines of Credit Under TILA (Feb. 1992) (V920007)
  • News Release

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Intellectual Property
  FTC Comment Before The Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office In the Matter of Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims (May 2006)
  • News Release
• Intellectual Property
  Proposed Patent and Trademark Office Rules Governing Continuations
  FTC Comments Before the Patent and Trademark Office of the United States Department of Commerce: In the Matter of Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistrinct Claims, Docket No. 2-5-P-066 (May 2006)
  • News Release
• Intellectual Property, Antitrust
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc. Supporting Petitioners on the Issue of Whether a Patent is Presumed to Confer Market Power in a Tying Case (Supreme Court) (Case. No. 04-1329) (Aug. 2005)
  • News Release
• Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Brief of Amicus Curiae in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc. Concerning Hatch-Waxman Infringement (Federal Circuit) (Feb. 2005) (P042112)
• Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Applications for FDA Approval to Market a New Drug (Relating to Abbreviated New Drug Application Procedures) (Dec. 2002) (V030002)
• Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before Food and Drug Administration Concerning 180-Day Generic Drug Exclusivity for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (Nov. 1999) (V990016)
• Intellectual Property, Computer Software
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Proposed Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions (Sep. 1995) (V950013)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• International Trade, Dumping
  FTC Staff Comment Before the United States International Trade Commission Concerning Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders and Suspension Agreements (Sep. 1994) (V940019)

INTERNET COMMERCE

• Internet Commerce, Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Texas Concerning Online Attorney Matching Programs (May 2006) (V060017)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Auctions
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Noble E. Ellington Concerning Louisiana S.B. 642 to Define More Clearly the Type of Seller That Must be Licensed as an Auctioneer (May 2006) (V060015)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Paula Dockery Concerning Florida Senate Bill 282, A Bill To Allow Direct Shipment of Wine to Florida Consumers From Manufacturers Inside or Outside Florida (Apr. 2006) (V060013)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Do Not Email
  FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Carol Fukunaga Concerning Hawaii Senate Bill 2200, A Bill To Create A Child Protection Registry and Prohibit Certain Unwanted Commercial Email Messages (Mar. 2006) (V060012)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment to The Honorable Eric D. Fingerhut Concerning Ohio Senate Bill 179, Which Would Allow the Direct Shipment of Wine to Ohio Consumers From Manufacturers Inside or Outside Ohio (March 2006) (V060010)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Do Not Email
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Angelo "Skip" Saviano Concerning Illinois H.B. 0572 to Create a Child Protection Registry (Oct. 2005) (V060000)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Contact Lenses
  Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Contact Lenses: A Report from the Staff of the FTC (Mar. 2004) (V040007)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable William Magee et al. Concerning New York A.B. 9560-A; S.B. 606-A; and S.B. 1192 to Allow Out-of State Vendors to Ship Wine Directly to New York Consumers (Mar. 2004) (V040012)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Alcohol
  FTC Statement Before U.S. House of Representatives on Energy and Commerce Concerning E-Commerce Wine Sales and Direct Shipment (Oct. 2003) (P031201)
  • News Release
• Internet Commerce, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Report Concerning Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Wine (Jul. 2003) (P031201)
• Internet Commerce, Caskets
  FTC Brief of Amicus Curiae in Powers et al. v. Harris et al. Concerning Internet Casket Sales in Oklahoma (Western District of Oklahoma) (Aug. 2002) (V020015)
• Internet Commerce, Domain Names
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names Numbers In the Matter of Tentative Agreements Among ICANN, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Network Solutions (Oct. 1999) (V990015)
• Internet Commerce, Domain Names
  FTC Staff Comment Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Concerning its Proposal to Privatize Internet Domain Name System (DNS) (Mar. 1998) (V980005)

LABELING

• Labeling, Cigarettes
  FTC and Department of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief in Altria v. Good et al., Concerning the Effect of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA) on State Law Claims Against Cigarette Companies (U.S. Supreme Court (Case No. 07-562)) (June 2008) (P082105)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Treasury, Alcohol, and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol (Jan. 2008) (P084504)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration: In the Matter of Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Whole Grains Label Statements (Docket No. 2006--0066) (Apr. 2006) (V060014)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Assessing Consumer Perceptions of Health Claims, Docket No. 2005N-0413 (2006) (V060005)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Alcohol
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of the Treasury Alchohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Alcohol Labeling (Sep.2005) (V050019)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Nutrient Claims (Jul. 2004) (V040020)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion (May 2004) (V040016)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling (Apr. 2004) (V030017)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Labeling: Health Claims; Dietary Guidance (Jan. 2004) (V040006)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning the Link Between Weight Management and Food Labels and Packaging (Dec. 2003) (V040003)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion (Dec. 2003) (V040002)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling (Oct. 2003) (V030017)
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling (Dec. 2002) (V030003)
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning First Amendment Issues (Sep. 2002) (V020021)
• Labeling, Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Office of Management and Budget Concerning the Food and Drug Administration ’s Direct to Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising Survey (Sep. 2001) (V010008)
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims (Apr. 2000) (V000003)
• Labeling, Appliances
  FTC Staff Comment Before Natural Resources Canada Concerning Proposed Amendments to EnerGuide Labeling for Certain Household Appliances (Oct. 1999) (V990014)
• Labeling, Textiles
  Comment Before the Department of the Treasury, Customs Service Concerning Country-of-Origin Marketing Rules for Textiles (Dec. 1998) (V980034)
• Labeling, Dietary Supplements
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Dietary Supplements; Effect of Product on the Structure or Function of the Body (Aug. 1998) (V980023)
• Labeling, Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Environmental Protection Agency Concerning “Treated Articles” Exemption Under EPA’s Registration Rules Under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) (Jul. 1998) (V980017)
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Proposed Food Labeling Regulations; Net Quantity of Contents (Nov. 1997) (V970006)
• Labeling, Precious Metals
  FTC Staff Comment Before Canada ’s Consumer Products Directorate Concerning Canadian Precious Metals Marketing Regulations (Oct. 1997) (V970007)
• Labeling, Environmental
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Michael J. Machado Concerning Environmental Marketing Claims and California A.B. 362 to Restore an Environmental Labeling Law (Apr. 1997) (V970003)
• Labeling, Pharmaceutical
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Pharmaceutical Marketing Information Exchange in Managed Care Environments ( “Pharmaco-Economic” Claims) (Jan. 1996) (V960002)
• Labeling, Pharmaceutical
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Direct-to-Consumer Promotion (Jan. 1996) (V960001)
• Labeling, Government Symbols
  FTC Staff Comment Before New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Concerning Regulations of Official New York State Recycling Emblems (Mar. 1995) (V950005)
• Labeling, Sunscreen
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Sunscreen Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use (Feb. 1994) (V940006)
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before Department of Agriculture Food and Safety Inspection Services In the Matter of Nutrition Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products; Proposed Rule (Feb. 1992) (V920008)
  • News Releas
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matters of Nutrition Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims: Health Claims; Ingredient Labeling; Proposed Rule (Feb. 1992) (V920001)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Concerning Meat and Poultry Labeling (Jun. 1991) (V910015)
  • News Release
• Labeling, Food
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service Concerning Meat and Poultry Labeling (Dec. 1990) (V910001)
  • News Release

OPTOMETRY

• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Harry R. Purkey Concerning Virginia H.B. 2518, H.B. 160, and S.B. 272 Relating to the Practice of Optometry (Mar. 2005) (V050004)
  • News Release
• Optometry
  FTC Comment to the Honorable Ward Crutchfield Concerning Tennessee S.B. 855 to Regulate the Relationships of Commercial Entities and Optometrists (Apr. 2003) (V030009)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New Mexico Board of Optometry Concerning Proposed Revisions to Rules Governing Optometry (Aug. 1997) (V970004)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Gary A. Merritt Concerning Kansas H.B. 2164 to Clarify the Conditions Under Which Optometrists and Non-Optometrists Can Enter Into Lease Agreements (Feb. 1995) (V950004)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Joint Standing Committee on Business Legislation of the Maine House of Representatives Concerning L.D. 1151 to Amend Maine's Laws Governing Optometry (May 1993) (V930016)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before Board Counsel, Massachusetts Division of Registration Concerning Proposed Changes to the Regulation of Commercial Optometry Practice Arrangements (Apr. 1993) (V930015)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Legislative Audit Counsel, State of South Carolina Concerning the Regulation of the Health Care Professions (Jan. 1993)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee Concerning its Review of Boards that Regulate Health Professions (Aug. 1992)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee of the Washington State Legislature Concerning Optician Fitting of Contact Lenses (Dec. 1992)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before Maine House of Representatives Committee on Business Legislation Concerning L.D. 1866 to Repeal Prohibitions Against Optometry Practice in Retail Settings and Corporate Affiliations (Jan. 1992) (V920005)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Division of State Audit, Department of Audit, Tennessee Comptroller of the Currency Concerning the Possible Restrictive or Anticompetitive Effects of Statutes Governing Certain Health Care and Veterinary Professions (Apr. 1990)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulations Concerning Proposed Changes in the Rules of the Michigan Board of Optometry (Mar. 1989) (V890016)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John A. Lynch Concerning New Jersey S.B. 1367 to Permit Opticians to Fit Contact Lenses if Certified by the State Board of Opticians (May 1987) (P874683)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Assembly of the State of New York Concerning Proposed Legislation Relating to Lenses Used for Simple Magnification, Including Ready-to-Wear Reading Glasses (May 1987) (P874681)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Hawaii Office of the Auditor Concerning the Sunset Review of Statutory Provisions Prohibiting Certain Business Practices by Optometrists (Aug. 1986) (P864663)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Mississippi State Board of Optometry Concerning Proposed Amendments to Advertising Rules (Jul. 1986) (P864658)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the Florida House of Representatives Committee on Regulatory Reform Concerning Sunset Review of the Florida Optometry Act (Apr. 1986) (P864634)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia State Board of Optometry Concerning Proposed Regulations (Apr. 1986) (P864642)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Philip Isenberg Concerning California A.B. 1217 to Repeal Certain Existing Restrictions on Optometrist Business Practices (Jun. 1985) (P854663)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Legislative Council of Delaware, Sunset Review Committee, Concerning Sunset Review of the Delaware State Board of Optometric Examiners (May 31, 1985) (P854652)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the North Dakota State Board of Optometry Concerning Proposed Amended Rules and Regulations to Broaden the Scope of Permissible Advertising (Feb. 1985) (P854624)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Testimony Before the New Jersey Senate Labor, Industry, and Professions Committee Concerning Restrictions on Contact Lens Fitting (Oct. 1984) (I1278502)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Oregon Legislative Research Office, Legislative Administration Committee Concerning the Sunset Review of the Oregon State Boards of Optometry and Dentistry (Aug. 1984) (I1238461)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Art Agnos Concerning California A.B. 3504 to Repeal Existing Restrictions on the Number of Branch Offices that an Optometrist or Group of Optometrists May Operate (Jun. 1984) (I1098447)
• Optometry
  FTC Staff Comment Before the California State Assembly Health Committee Concerning the Proposed Repeal of Statutes Limiting Commercial Practice by Optometrists (May 1983) (I408322)

PHARMACEUTICALS

• Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property
  FTC Brief of Amicus Curiae in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc. Concerning Hatch-Waxman Infringement (Federal Circuit) (Feb. 2005) (P042112)
• Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion (May 2004) (V040016)
  • News Release
• Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Comment to the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Response to Citizen Petition by IVAX Pharmaceuticals Relating to Generic Drug Application (Apr. 2005) (V050006)
  • News Release
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Patrick C. Lynch and Honorably Juan M. Pichardo Concerning the Competitive Effects of Rhode Island General Assembly Bills Containing Pharmaceutical “Freedom of Choice” and “Any Willing Provider” Provisions (Apr. 2004) (V040013)
  • News Release
• Pharmaceuticals, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion (Dec. 2003) (V040002)
  • News Release
• Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property
  FTC Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Applications for FDA Approval to Market a New Drug (Relating to Abbreviated New Drug Application Procedures) (Dec. 2002) (V030002)
• Pharmaceuticals, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Office of Management and Budget Concerning the Food and Drug Administration ’s Direct to Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising Survey (Sep. 2001) (V010008)
• Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property
  FTC Staff Comment Before Food and Drug Administration Concerning 180-Day Generic Drug Exclusivity for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (Nov. 1999) (V990016)
• Pharmaceuticals, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Pharmaceutical Marketing Information Exchange in Managed Care Environments ( “Pharmaco-Economic” Claims) (Jan. 1996) (V960002)
• Pharmaceuticals, Labeling
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration In the Matter of Direct-to-Consumer Promotion (Jan. 1996) (V960001)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable William F. Cass Concerning Massachusetts H.B. 1109 to Require Health Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Jun. 1993) (V930021)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to Thomas C. Alexander Concerning South Carolina H.B. 3631 to Require Health Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (May 1993) (V930017)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Roger A. Madigan Concerning Pennsylvania S.B. 505 to Require Health Benefit Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Apr. 1993) (V930013)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. E. Scott Garret Concerning New Jersey A.B. 1221 to Require Health Benefit Plans Offering Prescription Drug Services to Contract with any Provider Willing to Meet the Plan's Terms (Mar. 1993) (V930012)
• Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee Concerning its Review of Boards that Regulate Health Professions (Aug. 1992)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Response to the Hon. Patrick Johnston Concerning S.B. 1986 to Limit the Ability of Health Insurance Companies to Arrange Pharmacy Services through Contracts with Non-Resident Pharmacy Firms (Jun. 1992) (V920017)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New Hampshire Senate Legal Counsel Concerning H.B. 470 to Require any Health Maintenance Organization to Contract with any Pharmacy Meeting a Bid Accepted by the HMO for Pharmacy Preferred Providers (Mar. 1992) (V920010)
• Pharmaceuticals
  FTC Staff Comment Before the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Concerning Possible Restrictive or Anticompetitive Practices in Certain South Carolina Health Boards (Feb. 1992)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jeffrey W. Moran Concerning New Jersey S.B. 2051 to Prohibit Physicians from Dispensing More Than a 72-Hour Supply of Drugs or Medicine, Unless Dispensed at No Charge (Apr. 1991) (V910012)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. H. Craig Lewis Concerning Pennsylvania S.B. 675 to Require Any Health Insurance Policy or Employee Benefit Plan Covering Pharmaceutical Services to Offer Them Through Certain Arrangements With Pharmaceutical Providers (Jun. 1990)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Board of Pharmacy Concerning Proposed Regulations to for the Dispensing and Sale of Prescription Drugs (Nov. 1989)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Nicholas A. Spano Concerning S.B. 3094 - A to Prohibit, With Certain Exceptions, the Dispensing of More Than a 72-Hour Supply of Prescription Drugs by Physicians and Dentists (Jun. 1989)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning Massachusetts S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs Providing Pharmaceutical Coverage Through Contracts with Pharmacies to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms or to Offer Subscribers Covered Pharmaceuticals From Any Pharmacy They Choose (May 1989)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning the Office of Inspector General’s Draft Report Entitled “Physician Drug Dispensing: An Overview of State Regulation” (Dec. 1988) (V890012)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Tim Leslie Concerning California A.B. 1732 to Place Certain Restrictions on the Ability of Physicians to Dispense Prescription Drugs to Their Patients (May 1987) (P874680)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Maryland State Board of Medical Examiners Concerning the Practice and Regulation of the Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Physicians (Dec. 1986) (P874626)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Georgia State Examining Boards Concerning Rules Proposed by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy on Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Physicians and Certain Other Health Care Practitioners (Nov. 1986) (P874674)
• Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Federal Funding for State Reimbursement of Retail Pharmacies for Medicaid Drugs (Oct. 1986) (P874605)

PRACTICE OF LAW

• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Supreme Court of Hawaii Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law (Jan. 2008) (P080004)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comment to S. Guy deLaup, Esq. President, Louisiana State Bar Association, Regarding Proposed Rules on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation (Aug. 2007) (V070013)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC 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
• Practice of Law
  FTC 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
• Practice of Law
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief In the Matter of the Petition for Review of Committee on Attorney Advertising Opinion 39 (Supreme Court of New Jersey (Docket No. 60,003)) (May 2007) (V070003)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comments to the Florida Bar Concerning Proposed Changes to the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding Computer-Accessed Communications (Mar. 2007) (V070002)
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comments to the Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, Louisiana State Bar Association Concerning Proposed Rules on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation (Mar. 2007) (V070001)
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Office of Court Administration of the New York State Unified Court System Concerning Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Attorney Advertisement (Sep. 2006) (V060020)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comment Before the Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Texas Concerning Online Attorney Matching Programs (May 2006) (V060017)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff Comment Before the New Jersey Supreme Court Concerning Attorney Advertising (Mar. 2006) (V060009)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Kansas Bar Association Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law (Feb. 2005) (V050002)
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment to Task Force to Define the Practice of Law in Massachusetts Concerning Draft Proposed Definition (Dec. 2004) (V050000)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Staff and Department of Justice Antitrust Division Comment to the Honorable Paul Kujawski Concerning Proposed Massachusetts H.B. 180 to Authorize Non-Attorneys to Perform Certain Real Estate Settlement Services (Oct. 2004) (V040025)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Amicus Curaie Brief in Cleveland Bar Association, Relator v. Compmanagement, Inc. et al. Concerning the Practice of Law Before the Ohio Industrial Commission (Supreme Court of Ohio) (Case No.: 04-0817)(Jul. 2004) (V040023)
  News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC Amicus Curiae Brief in Lorrie McMahon, et al. v. Advanced Title Services Company of West Virginia Concerning Non-Attorney Performance of Settlement Services (Supreme Court of Appeals, West Virginia) (Case No. 31706)(May 2004) (V040017)
  • News Release
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Indiana State Bar Association Concerning the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Oct. 2003) (V030016)
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Amici Curiae Brief On Review of UPL Advisory Opinion No. 2003-2 Concerning the Unlicensed Practice of Law in Georgia (Supreme Court of Georgia) (Case No. S03U1451) (Jul. 2003) (V030007)
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Honorable William J. Murphy et al. Concerning H. 5936 and H. 5639 to Require Lawyers to Represent Buyers in Real Estate Closings (Apr. 2003) (V020013)
• Practice of Law
  FTC and Department of Justice Comment to the Georgia State Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law Concerning the Performance of Certain Real-Estate Closing Activities by Non-Lawyers (Mar. 2003) (V030007)
• Practice of Law