When a court considers a case whose outcome may affect consumers or competition, the FTC may file a “friend of the court” brief to provide information that can help the court make its decision in a way that protects consumers or promotes competition. To find a specific FTC brief, use the filters on this page.
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Date
Citation Number
14-8003
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Supplemental brief of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Department of State, and Department of Commerce before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...
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Motorola Mobility LLC v. AU Optronics Corp.
(120.23 KB)
Date
Citation Number
2:14-CV-2094-ES-MAH
Federal Court
District of New Jersey
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey addressing the proper application of antitrust principles to a pharmaceutical company’s refusal to...
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Date
Citation Number
14-1243
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a district court determination that a brand-name drug manufacturer’s commitment...
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140428lamictalbrief.pdf
(278.35 KB)
Date
Citation Number
14-8003
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Brief of the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressing the proper application of the provisions of the...
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Motorola Mobility LLC v. AU Optronics
(168.67 KB)
Date
Citation Number
13-16819
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission urging the Ninth Circuit to reject the district court’s suggestion that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) preempts state law privacy...
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Jo Batman v. Facebook, Inc.
(75.07 KB)
Date
Citation Number
13-2523
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Amicus brief of the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supporting reversal and providing the agencies’ combined knowledge and expertise on the Fair Debt Collection...
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Esther Buchanan v. Northland Group Inc.
(167.84 KB)
Date
Citation Number
13-2742
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Brief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission as amici curiae before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, addressing the question of whether...
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Sykes v. Mel S. Harris and Associates LLC
(304.14 KB)
Date
Citation Number
13-2280
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Brief of the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressing the proper application of the provisions of the Foreign...
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Date
Citation Number
12-57246
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Brief of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission as amici curiae before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, addressing the question of how long, under...
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Moran v. The Screening Pros LLC
(163.06 KB)
Date
Citation Number
2:08-cv-2431
Federal Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as Amicus Curiae before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, addressing whether a branded company's commitment not to launch...
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In re Wellbutrin Antrirust Litigation
(125.48 KB)
Date
Citation Number
12-2617
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission in response to an invitation from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to present the Commission’s views. The brief explains that, although the FTC’s...
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Deborah Jackson v. Payday Financial, LLC
(252.42 KB)
Date
Citation Number
3:09-cv-01529-SI
Federal Court
Northern District of California
Federal Trade Commission’s Memorandum of Law as Amicus Curiae, presenting the Commission’s opposition to the proposed settlement of a class-action challenging unauthorized charges from third-party...
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Nwabueze v. AT&T, Inc.
(106.81 KB)
Date
Citation Number
3:11-cv-05479
Federal Court
District of New Jersey
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, addressing the question of whether a branded company's commitment not to...
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In re Effexor XR Antitrust Litigation
(664.89 KB)
Date
Citation Number
13-2030
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to an invitation from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to present the Commission’s views...
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Date
Citation Number
2:11-cv-06738-CBM-FFM
Federal Court
Central District of California
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae before the United States District Court for the Central District of California opposing the proposed settlement of a class-action suit alleging...
File
130809edebitpayamicusbrief.pdf
(490.38 KB)
Date
Citation Number
11-1850
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission in response to the invitation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to present the government’s views on the proper...
Date
Citation Number
1:12-cv-05743-NLH-AMD
Federal Court
District of New Jersey
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, addressing the question of whether a branded pharmaceutical companys...
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Date
Citation Number
No. 12-133
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Brief of the United States as amicus curiae supporting respondents before the Supreme Court of the United States, addressing whether a court should enforce an arbitration agreement under the Federal...
Date
Citation Number
2012-1548 and 2012-1549
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae supporting neither party before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit District Court, addressing the competitive effects of...
Date
Citation Number
12-3824
Federal Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, addressing the question of whether reformulations of a branded...
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