<p>Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more. The Legal Library has detailed information about cases we have brought in federal court or through our internal administrative process, called an adjudicative proceeding. </p>
Buckeye Partners, L.P., and Shell Oil Company, In the Matter of
The consent order settled charges that Buckeye's proposed acquisition of five refined petroleum products pipelines and 24 petroleum products terminals in the United States from Shell Oil Company would reduce competition in the market for the terminaling of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other light petroleum products in the area of Niles, Michigan. Buckeye agreed to notify the Commission before acquiring any interest in the Niles petroleum terminal for a period of ten years.
Vinyard Enterprises, Inc., et al.
We the People Forms and Service Centers USA, Inc., et al., US
Mercury Marketing Of Delaware, Inc., et al.
Sainz Enterprises, LLC, a Colorado corporation; et al.
Sherif, Dillon, a/k/a Nuraldin Shareef Karim, Dillon Shareef, and Dillon Nariman, d/b/a ALS, GCI, Grand Alliance Service ("GAS"), et al.
First American Payment Processing, Inc.; et al.
Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis, In the Matter of
The consent order settled antitrust concerns that Sanofi's proposed $64 billion acquisition of Aventis would create significant overlaps in several markets for pharmaceutical products while creating the world's third largest pharmaceutical company. Under terms of the consent order, Sanofi must: 1) divest its Arixtra factor Xa inhibitor to GlaxoSmithKline, plc; 2) divest its key clinical studies for the Campto® cytotoxic colorectal cancer treatment to Pfizer, Inc. and 3) divest Aventis' contractual rights to the Estorra insomnia drug either to Sepracor, Inc. or to another Commission-approved buyer.
American Air Liquide, Inc.
Akzo Nobel, N.V. & Organon USA Inc.
Bonzi Software, Inc.
There is a related federal case.