Why the Supreme Court’s Unanimous FTC Decision Changes Everything
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21
The Supreme Court has just made it significantly more difficult for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to obtain monetary relief in enforcement actions, terminating a practice the FTC has engaged in for decades to exact monetary recoveries. Unless and until Congress legislates a change, the FTC may no longer proceed directly to federal court under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to do so, and, therefore, myriad contested judgments might need to be reopened....
By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP