Supreme Court Holds the FTC Act Gives No Authority to Bypass Administrative Cease-And-Desist Orders
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21
In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has with increasing frequency sued in federal court under the purported authority of Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act1 (FTC Act) to obtain restitution of losses or disgorgement of profits resulting from “unfair methods of competition” or “unfair or deceptive acts or practices.” In doing so, the FTC has circumvented often time-consuming FTC administrative hearings that can produce nothing more than a cease-and-desist order....
By: K&L Gates LLP