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.
Telebrands Corp., TV Savings LLC, and Ajit Khubani, In the Matter of
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., In the Matter of
Novartis AG, In the Matter of (Eon Labs, Inc)
To resolve competitive concerns for three generic pharmaceuticals that arose from Novartis AG’s acquisition of Eon Labs, Inc., Novartis agreed to divest all the assets necessary to manufacture and market generic desipramine hydrochloride tablets, orphenadrine citrate extended release (ER) tablets, and rifampin oral capsules in the United States to Amide within 10 days of Novartis’s acquisition of Eon. Further, Novartis, through its Sandoz generic pharmaceuticals division, will supply Amide with orphenadrine citrate ER and desipramide hydrochloride tablets until Amide obtains FDA approval to manufacture the products itself, and will assist Amide in obtaining all necessary FDA approvals.
Partners Health Network, Inc., In the Matter of
White Sands Health Care System, L.L.C.; et al., In the Matter of
Telephone Protection Agency, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation; et al.
Global Web Promotions Pty Ltd., et al.
Advertising.com, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Valero, L.P., Valero Energy Corporation, et al., In the Matter of
Aloha Petroleum, Ltd., et al.
Proposed Acquisition by Federated Department Stores, Inc. of The May Department Stores Company
Proposed Merger Between Valero Energy Corporation and Premcor Inc.
Cytodyne, LLC; et al., In the Matter of
Tropicana Products, Inc., In the Matter of
Cytec Industries Inc., In the Matter of
A final consent order requires Cytec Industries, Inc. to divest UCB’s Amino Resins Business in Massachusetts and Germany to a Commission-approved buyer. According to the complaint issued with the agreement, the acquisition as proposed would eliminate direct competition between the two firms in the market for amino resins used for industrial liquid coatings and rubber adhesion promotion.