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Restitution Statutory Violations Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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

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Seventh Circuit Holds FTC Act Does not Allow Disgorgement to U.S. Treasury

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In FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, the Seventh Circuit recently held that Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not allow the FTC to deposit excess funds awarded as restitution under Section 19 in the U.S....more

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Seventh Circuit Reins in Federal Trade Commission's Implied Powers

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The Seventh Circuit recently reduced the scope of one of the Federal Trade Commission's most effective enforcement tools, the power to seek restitution for violations of consumer protection laws. The decision in Federal Trade...more

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