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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Citation Number
04-1186
The Commission argues that the district court erred by dismissing Teva's complaint against Pfizer in this Hatch-Waxman Act case. Teva sought a declaratory judgment that its generic version of...
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Citation Number
CV 97-837 (NG)(CLP)
Federal Court
Eastern District of New York
Amicus brief objecting to a proposed settlement that called for consumers to be compensated with coupons for $100 off their next new mortgage or refinancing within the next two years in a case...
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Notice of Intent to Appear
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Statement of Commissioner Harbour
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Statement of Commissioner Thompson
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Citation Number
03-35848
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The Commission argued that the district court erred in holding that an insurance company cannot take “adverse action” against a consumer, as that term is defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in...
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Willes v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co
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Citation Number
03-724
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, supporting petitioner Hoffmann-La Roche, and arguing that, under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act...
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Citation Number
03-35695
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The Commission argued that the district court erred in holding that an insurance company does not take “adverse action” against a consumer, as that term is defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
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Citation Number
03-5245
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In this amicus brief, the FTC argues that a district court erred in holding that, because a private association of secondary schools had been deemed a state actor for constitutional purposes, it was...
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Citation Number
5:03-CV-021
Federal Court
Southern District of Texas
Amicus brief, requested by the Court, addressing whether a private party has standing as a third party beneficiary to enforce a consent decree between the Federal Trade Commission and the defendant...
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Pruitt v. Kaufman and Broad Home Corp. et al.
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Citation Number
2003-2, No. S03U1451
Joint amicus brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, urging the Georgia Supreme Court to reject a ruling by the Georgia State Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of...
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On Review of UPL Advisory Opinion
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Citation Number
CV-96-423
Amicus brief addressing proposed class action settlement, advising the court of the Commission's views on the difficulty of assessing the value of class relief based on coupons, and the need to...
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Haese v. H & R Block, Inc.,
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Citation Number
02-649
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint amicus brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, urging the Court to deny the petition for certiorari. The brief explains that, although the court of appeals applied the wrong...
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Citation Number
02-682
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint amicus brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, urging reversal of the court of appeals' ruling, which had permitted a case to go forward under Section 2 of the Sherman Act...
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Citation Number
01-7115
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, addressing the proper application of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act where a foreign plaintiff's...
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Empagran S.A. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
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Citation Number
99-CV-4304
Federal Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Memorandum of the Federal Trade Commission, as amicus curiae, addressing the propriety of de-listing a patent from FDA's "Orange Book," as a remedy for patent invalidity. The brief explains that...
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SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.
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Citation Number
02-682
Amicus brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, urging the grant of Supreme Court review in this case, to determine whether the court of appeals incorrectly invoked theories of...
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CIV-01-445-F
Memorandum of the Federal Trade Commission, as amicus curiae, submitted to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, in a case challenging Oklahoma state restrictions on...
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Powers v. Harris
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Federal Court
Northern District of Alabama
Amicus brief objecting to the proposed settlement’s claims process and the size of the proposed counsel fee in a case involving the allegedly deceptive marketing of credit repair services. The...
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Citation Number
99CH 18873
Amicus memorandum for the Federal Trade Commission opposing approval of a class action settlement, which included a large award of attorney's fees while providing no substantial benefits to consumers
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Michael Erikson v. Ameritech Corporation
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Docket No. 1410
Amicus brief for the Federal Trade Commission, supporting argument of generic drug manufacturer that allegedly wrongful listing of patents in the FDA's "Orange Book" is not immune from antitrust...
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In re: Buspirone Antitrust Litigation
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Citation Number
1:01CV00879
Federal Trade Commission memorandum as amicus curiae (in the alternative to motion to intervene) to oppose grant of fees to private class action counsel, where much of the consumer recovery at issue...
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In re: First Databank Antitrust Litigation
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Citation Number
00-1842
Amicus brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, urging denial of Supreme Court review in a case raising an issue regarding the extent to which a foreign plaintiff can invoke the...
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