Supreme Court questions FTC’s disgorgement authority

Alex Wilts

14 January 2021

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A majority of the Supreme Court’s justices appeared sceptical on Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to seek monetary relief for consumers under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act.

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Antitrust defendants let out a collective sigh of relief on Monday as President-elect Joe Biden announced his selection of Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It remains unclear who will fill Chopra’s seat at the Federal Trade Commission, but Biden may be hard-pressed to find a competition enforcer as aggressive as the outgoing Democrat. Also in Tipline, the ASCAP/BMI consent decrees survive another review and the FTC quarrels over healthcare advocacy. …
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