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Health Discovery Corporation (MelApp), In the Matter of

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April 13, 2015

In the Matter of Health Discovery Corporation, a corporation

FTC Matter/File Number

132 3211

Enforcement Type

Part 2 Consents

Case Timeline

April 13, 2015

Complaint (24.72 KB)

Exhibits A-C (2.48 MB)

Decision and Order (32.59 KB)

Statement of Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Brill, and Commissioner McSweeny

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Approves Final Order Barring Misleading Claims about App’s Ability to Diagnose or Assess the Risk of Melanoma

March 3, 2015

Federal Register Notice Containing Proposed Consent Agreement (199.67 KB)

February 23, 2015

Agreement Containing Consent Order (38.11 KB)

Complaint (24.58 KB)

Complaint Exhibits A-C (2.48 MB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (13.83 KB)

Statement of Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Brill, and Commissioner McSweeny

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Cracks Down on Marketers of “Melanoma Detection” Apps