AMG v. FTC: U.S. Supreme Court Ends Key FTC Consumer Protection Enforcement Practice
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21
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 Trade Commission (FTC) had no authority to get monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, which by its text provides for, at most, "a permanent injunction." The decision marks the end of the FTC's broad exercise of 13(b) authority to get money back from those who violate...
By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati