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.
Aurora Associated Primary Care Physicians, L.L.C., Richard A. Patt, M.D., Gary L. Gaede, M.D., and Marcia L. Brauchler
Corporate Marketing Solutions, Inc.
DC Credit Services, Inc., and David Cohen., U.S. (for the FTC)
Kryton Coatings International, Inc. and Procraft, Inc.
Royal Flush System Network, Inc.; ECAPS Credit Solutions Network, Inc.; Globallot Services, Inc.; Flash Productions, Inc.
Micro Star Software, Inc., et al., U.S.
Valero Energy Corporation and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation
The consent order permitted Valero to complete its $6 billion merger with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation, but required the divestiture of Ultramar's Golden Eagle Refinery, bulk gasoline contracts, and 70 Ultramar retail service stations in Northern California to a Commission-approved acquirer. According to the complaint, the merger as originally proposed, would have lessened competition in two refining markets in California resulting in consumers paying more than $150million annually if the price of CARB gasoline increased just one cent per gallon. CARB gasoline meets the specifications of the California Air Resources Board.