Supreme Court Eliminates FTC’s Ability to Seek Restitution in Federal Court Actions Without First Using Its Administrative Process: Will There Be a Congressional Override?

On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split as to the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to seek restitution in a federal court action under the Federal Trade Commission Act (“Act”) without first obtaining a final cease and desist order in an administrative proceeding under the Act....
By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

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