AD-ttorneys@law – May 4, 2021

In This Issue:

• SCOTUS: No Equitable Monetary Relief for FTC Under § 13(b)
• First FTC Complaint Filed Under New COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act
• Swag Wag Tagged for Made-in-USA Brag
• NAD Filters Coronavirus Claims for Pure Air Peeps
• Expedia Settles With Hotels Over Glitchy Messaging

SCOTUS: No Equitable Monetary Relief for FTC Under § 13(b)

Well, the buck stops here (for now).

In AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act does not authorize the FTC to obtain equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. This highly anticipated landmark decision reverses decades of precedent and strips the FTC of one of its key enforcement tools for obtaining consumer redress. The decision will likely represent a sea change in FTC enforcement practices. Read more here.