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DC Will Have New Pay Transparency and Wage History Requirements

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On January 12, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023. The Act amends the DC Wage Transparency Act of 2014 and is scheduled to go into effect on June 30,...more

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AGs in Solar-darity in Fight Against Allegedly Deceptive Solar Panel Sales Practices

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Florida AG Ashley Moody brought lawsuits against two solar energy companies, SetUp My Solar, Inc. and Vision Solar FL, LLC, and related individuals for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection law and home...more

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Addressing the Redress: District Court Limits the Scope of FTC Consumer Redress for Rule Violations

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In the wake of AMG Capital Management v. FTC and Liu v. SEC, uncertainty has loomed as to how courts should measure the consumer redress available to the FTC under Section 19 of the FTC Act. Earlier this month, a court in the...more

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Missouri AG Sues Solar Company for Missouri Consumer Protection Violations

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Before being elected to the U.S. Senate, now former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against Power Home Solar LLC — a North Carolina entity now doing business as Pink Energy — alleging that the solar...more

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Post-AMG Scorecard (Updated): Different Roads Forward for the FTC in Pending Cases

The ripple effects continue from the Supreme Court’s holding in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC, explaining that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act does not allow (and never did allow) monetary remedies....more

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Without Equitable Monetary Relief, No Need for Asset Freeze or Receivership to Preserve Resources, and More Takeaways from the...

The Eleventh Circuit’s opinion last month in FTC v. On Point Capital Partners LLC, et al.,clarifies the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in AMG Capital Management regarding the prohibition of equitable monetary...more

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Ye vs. The People: Kanye West’s Yeezy Ordered To Pay $950k for Late Shipping

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The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has ordered Kanye West’s Yeezy brand to pay $950,000 to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that the brand’s delayed shipping, and lack of notice thereof, is a violation of...more

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Consumer Protection Enforcement Changes Likely After SCOTUS AMG Decision

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In AMG Capital Management v. FTC, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Federal Trade Commission Act does not allow the FTC to seek, from violators of the Act, "equitable monetary relief" in the form of restitution or...more

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Post-AMG Scorecard (Updated): FTC Claims for Monetary Relief in 13(b) Actions Dwindle

As AMG recedes further into the past, lower courts are becoming more comfortable disposing of 13(b) actions where the proceedings are attempting to obtain monetary restitution as a matter of course. In many instances below,...more

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Post-AMG Scorecard (Updated): Different Roads Forward for the FTC in Pending Cases

The ripple effects continue from the Supreme Court’s holding in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC, explaining that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act does not allow (and never did allow) monetary remedies....more

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Frontier Sued Over Allegations That Its DSL Service Is Slower Than Advertised

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and a bipartisan group of six state AGs, sued Internet service provider Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier”) over allegations that it charged consumers for higher-speed...more

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Beech-Nut Sued For Allegedly Misleading Consumers About Baby Food Safety

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District of Columbia AG Karl Racine sued baby-food manufacturer Beech-Nut Nutrition Company (“Beech-Nut”) over allegations that it used deceptive and misleading advertising about the safety of its baby food in violation of...more

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US Supreme Court Bars the FTC from Seeking Restitution under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act: What Businesses Can Expect

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On April 22, 2021, the US Supreme Court ruled that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pursue certain injunctive relief in court, does not authorize the...more

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The Supreme Court Rules That Disgorgement Is Not an Available Remedy Under the FTC Act – What Comes Next?

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We blogged last October (here) about the Third Circuit’s decision in FTC v. AbbieVie Inc., holding that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which expressly gives the FTC authority to obtain injunctive relief,...more

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Can Congress Amend Section 13(b) to Allow for Retroactive Restitution?

Now that the Supreme Court has decided AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (regardless of your rooting interests, quite a day, eh?) all eyes turn toward Congress, as it considers whether to amend Section...more

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Supreme Court Limits FTCs Authority to Obtain Monetary Relief in Federal Court Under Section 13b of the FTC Act

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On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision that rejects the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) longstanding use of Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to obtain equitable monetary relief in federal courts. The...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Federal Trade Commission’s Restitution Authority

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On April 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not grant the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority “to seek, [or] a court to award, equitable monetary...more

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AMG v. FTC: U.S. Supreme Court Ends Key FTC Consumer Protection Enforcement Practice

The FTC Can No Longer Go to Court for Monetary Relief Under Section 13(b) - On April 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided the closely watched case AMG v. FTC. Petitioners argued that the Federal...more

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SCOTUS rules FTC Act Section 13(b) does not authorize FTC to seek restitution or disgorgement

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In a unanimous decision, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled today that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (Act) does not authorize the FTC to seek, and a court to award, monetary relief such as restitution or...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.23.2021 | Top Story: Unanimous Supreme Court Strips FTC of Most Restitution Powers

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A unanimous SCOTUS ruling this week curbs the FTC’s “longtime practice of seeking to recover ill-gotten gains from companies and individuals who cheat or mislead consumers,” with the justices finding that the 1973 law that...more

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Texas Power Companies Investigated Post-Storm | Cryptocurrency Investors Misled| Student Loan Relief

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2022 AG Elections- Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General- •Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will...more

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Supreme Court: The FTC – The Chief Federal Agency on Privacy Policy and Enforcement Since the 1970s – May Not Have Ever Had...

While Europe is leveraging hefty fines against violators of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month on whether the FTC – the chief federal agency on...more

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Supreme Court Grapples with FTC's Authority to Pursue Restitution Under Section 13(b)

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On Jan. 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, in which the Court grappled with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to obtain equitable...more

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Section 13(b) at the Start of the Supreme Court’s October Term: Where Things Stand, Where They’re Likely to End, And A Proposed...

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The Supreme Court’s new term began last Monday. This new term has taken on heightened significance with President Trump’s nomination of current Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the High Court. President Trump and...more

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California Enacts Legislation Preventing Residential Evictions and Granting Protection From Foreclosure as a Result of Hardship...

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On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 3088 (the "Bill"), extending a statewide stoppage of evictions for unpaid rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic and granting protection from foreclosure to...more

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