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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Federal Court
District of New Jersey
The FTC and ATR jointly submitted a statement of interest in a private case to reiterate the appropriate legal standards governing allegations that competitors engaged in per se illegal price fixing...
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Statement of Interest of the United States
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Federal Court
District of New Jersey
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FTC's Brief As Amicus Curiae
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23-120
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The FTC joined the United States in an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to deny a petition for certiorari concerning the concerted action requirement of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The brief...
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Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae
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Federal Court
Western District of Washington
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23-55662
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Citation Number
2:23-cv-00836-MRH
Federal Court
Western District of Pennsylvania
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21-cv-1156
Federal Court
Southern District of New York
The CFPB and the FTC urge the Second Circuit to reverse a district court decision that granted summary judgment for the defendant bank under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The brief argues that...
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8:23-cv-00268
Federal Court
Central District of California
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23-1654
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Brief of the Commission arguing for reversal of a District Court opinion dismissing an action brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pursuant to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
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Citation Number
23-410
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The Commission urges the Second Circuit to reverse the district court’s decision dismissing the private plaintiffs’ reverse-payment complaints for failure to state a claim and clarifies the...
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Brief of Amicus Curiae
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Citation Number
No. 21-16281
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In this amicus brief, the FTC argues that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) does not preempt state laws that are consistent with COPPA’s treatment of regulated activities. The...
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Federal Court
District of Delaware
The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in the case of Sage Chemical, Inc. et al. v. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. The...
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22-11734
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies to reasonably investigate disputes regarding the completeness or accuracy of the information furnished...
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The Federal Trade Commission joined with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Louis v. Bluegreen...
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Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The Federal Trade Commission joined with the U.S. Department of Justice in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Deslandes v. McDonald’s USA, LLC...
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Deslanes v. McDonald's USA Amicus Brief
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1:21-cv-00691
Federal Court
District of Delaware
The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in the case of Jazz Pharmaceuticals v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals. The Brief highlights the...
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The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of Ingram v. Experian...
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22-87
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The district court dismissed a complaint under the Fair Credit Reporting Act on the ground that the inaccurate information contained in the plaintiff’s credit report was a “legal” inaccuracy and not a...
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Amicus Brief
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21-7093
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Joint amicus brief of the United States and Federal Trade Commission in support of rail shipper plaintiffs. The brief urges affirmance of the district court decision that interpreted a provision of...