The legal library gives you easy access to the FTC’s case information and other official legal, policy, and guidance documents.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Textile Rules)
2102002 Informal Interpretation
2102006 Informal Interpretation
2102004 Informal Interpretation
Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (November 2020)
Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (December 2020)
2102007 Informal Interpretation
Chemence, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against cyanoacrylate glue maker Chemence, Inc., and company president James Cooke, for supplying pre-labeled and pre-packaged glues with deceptive “Made in USA” claims to trade customers to use in marketing the strong, fast-acting glues under retailer brand names. The FTC’s complaint alleges that Chemence and Cooke supplied glues in packages labeled with deceptive unqualified “Made in USA” claims, some with an image of the American flag, for products such as Master Super Glue, JB WELD SuperWeld, Stick Fast Instant CA Adhesive, Pink Gel Nail Glue, SAATI Ultrafix CA – MV, and Kiss Maximum Speed Nail Glue. The proposed settlement requires Chemence and Cooke to pay $1.2 million to the FTC, the highest monetary judgment ever for a Made in USA case. On Feb. 12, 2021, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Wool Rules)
SkyMed International, Inc., In the Matter of
SkyMed must put in place a comprehensive information security program as part of a settlement with the FTC over allegations the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure sensitive consumer information such as health records.
2102003 Informal Interpretation
2102005 Informal Interpretation
2102001 Informal Interpretation
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act
86 FR 7870
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., In the Matter of
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. will be required to implement a robust information security program to settle FTC allegations that the video conferencing provider engaged in a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users.
2101004 Informal Interpretation
Just in Time Tickets, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission took legal action against three ticket brokers based in New York who allegedly used automated software to illegally buy up tens of thousands of tickets for popular concerts and sporting events, then subsequently made millions of dollars reselling the tickets to fans at higher prices.
The three ticket brokers will be subject to a judgment of more than $31 million in civil penalties for violating the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, under a proposed settlement reached with the FTC. Due to their inability to pay, the judgment will be partially suspended, requiring them to pay $3.7 million.
This is the first case brought under the BOTS Act, which was enacted in 2016 and gives the FTC authority to take law enforcement action against individuals and companies that use bots or other means to circumvent limits on online ticket purchases.