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BakerHostetler

Money, Money, Money - Recent Decision Shows a Court Wrestling with the Proper Amount of Civil Penalties to Award the FTC

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Much ink has been spilled over the impact of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That decision held that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act did not authorize a federal court to award equitable...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Merchant cash advance providers move to dismiss FTC lawsuit

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The defendants in the lawsuit filed by the FTC in August 2020 in a New York federal district court against two merchant cash advance providers and their chief executive officer and president for alleged unfair and deceptive...more

Troutman Pepper

Courts Ratchet Up Scrutiny of Implied Federal Agency Enforcement Tools

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Federal agencies have long wielded a set of enforcement tools not explicitly provided for by statute. Restitution—used by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to secure billions from defendants—and disgorgement—the Securities...more

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