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.
Neizianya, Steve, d/b/a Standard Business Services and E.M.C. Financial Services
LSQ International, Inc., and Erica Sheffield
Lyons, Michael; d/b/a Lyons Publishing
Mitchell Jr., Ralph L., d/b/a Mitchell Enterprises, Millennium Group, Diamante Marketing Group, and DMG
Kelly, Patrick R., d/b/a Patrick R. Kelly Enterprises and P.R.K. Enterprises
Dunn, David E., d/b/a Pro Se Publications
All About Communications USA, Inc., et al.
Bozell Worldwide, Inc.
Chrysler Corporation
Medtronic, Inc., In the Matter of
A final consent order settles allegations stemming from Medtronic's proposed acquisition of Physio-Control International Corporation's automatic external defibrillator business. According to the complaint, Medtronic, through its controlling interest in SurVivaLink Corporation, a direct competitor of Physio-Control, would control both companies as a result of the acquisition and thereby increase the likelihood of coordinated interaction which could result in increased prices and reduce innovation in the market. The consent order requires Medtronic to become a passive investor in SurVivaLink and reduce many of its present and future business contacts with the firm.
Gateway 2000, Inc.
Shell Oil Company and Tejas Energy, LL
The consent order requires Shell Oil and its Tejas Energy, LLC, subsidiary, to divest parts of the ANR pipeline system in Oklahoma and Texas to settle charges that its acquisition of gas gathering assets of The Coastal Corporation would lead to anticompetitive increases in gas gathering rates and an overall reduction in gas drilling and production in the two states.