Supreme Court Curtails FTC Power to Seek Restitution in Court
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21
A unanimous Supreme Court yesterday significantly curtailed the FTC’s ability to obtain the equitable monetary remedies of restitution and disgorgement of profits from entities accused of engaging in deceptive practices in violation of the FTC Act. In so holding, the Court drew heavily on its interpretation of the language and history of that statute in concluding that allowing the FTC to dispense with administrative proceedings to obtain the equitable monetary remedies of relief would be to...
By: Proskauer - Advertising Law