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Fifth Circuit Vacates FTC’s CARS Rule

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Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant opinion vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule). The decision came in...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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US Supreme Court: FTC Cannot Seek Equitable Monetary Relief in Section 13(b) Cases

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In a unanimous 9-0 decision authored by Justice Breyer, the US Supreme Court has held that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lacks the authority to seek equitable monetary relief in cases brought in federal court under FTC...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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Third Circuit Curtails FTC’s Ability to Seek Judicial Review of Past Antitrust Violations

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The Federal Trade Commission Act (“Act”) declares “unfair methods of competition to be unlawful” and gives the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) multiple tools to combat such conduct. Section 5(b) of the Act provides the FTC...more

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Eleventh Circuit Grants Stay of FTC Order Against LabMD, Calling into Question FTC’s Interpretation of “Unfairness” Authority...

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On November 10, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted LabMD’s motion to stay enforcement, pending appeal, of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order against the company for its allegedly deficient data...more

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