April 28, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week in AMG Capital v. FTC all but stripped the Federal Trade Commission of its ability to recoup money from lawbreakers in federal court and the agency's pending cases are sure to feel the impact.
October 02, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court comes back into session Monday to take on historic cases, including disputes over LGBTQ rights and the Affordable Care Act, but with only eight members following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and still closed to in-person attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 28, 2020
An asset manager has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to jettison the Federal Trade Commission's long-claimed power to demand restitution for bad marketplace behavior as one of two lower court cases challenging that authority head to high court review.
July 14, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission's disgorgement power, probably best known to the public for whopping judgments and settlements meant to shield consumers from scams, has evolved into a key antitrust enforcement tool, but it's a weapon the FTC could soon be forced to sheathe.
July 09, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review the Federal Trade Commission's authority to order restitution to consumers who have been hurt by fraud and other bad behavior in the marketplace.
June 23, 2020
A credit service targeted by the Federal Trade Commission contends that the U.S. Supreme Court underscored the Seventh Circuit's view that the commission lacks the power to order restitution when the justices put their stamp on what qualifies as "equitable relief" earlier this week.
January 31, 2020
A coalition of nearly two dozen states want the U.S. Supreme Court to solidify the Federal Trade Commission's ability to make fraudsters pay back victims, challenging an appeals court ruling last year that threatens to strip restitution authority from the agency's enforcement toolkit.
January 21, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection program could be upended by three pending U.S. Supreme Court petitions challenging the commission's authority to get fraudsters to fork over cash, but the FTC's competition enforcement could also be hurt if the justices ultimately strip its ability to seek financial penalties in court.