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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. 

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Perrigo Company and Alpharma Inc., F.T.C.

… Perrigo Company and Alpharma Inc., F.T.C. Perrigo Company and Alpharma Inc., F.T.C. The Commission authorized staff to file a complaint in federal district court charging that Alpharma, Inc. and Perrigo Company drove up the prices for …
The Commission authorized staff to file a complaint in federal district court charging that Alpharma, Inc. and Perrigo Company drove up the prices for over-the-counter store-brand children’s liquid ibuprofen through an agreement eliminating competition between the two firms and allowing Perrigo to raise its prices creating higher profits to then be shared between the firms. According to the complaint, while both Alpharma and Perrigo filed for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell a generic version of children’s liquid Motrin, Alpharma was eligible to sell its product at least six months before approval would be granted to Perrigo. The two companies entered into an agreement not to compete whereby Perrigo would sell the children’s liquid ibuprofen for seven years and Alpharma, while would not marketing a competing product, would receive an up-front payment and a royalty on Perrigo’s sales of the product. To settle the charges, Alpharma and Perrigo paid a total of $6.25 million in illegal profits and agreed not to enter into agreements not to compete when one party to the agreement is a first filer of an abbreviated new drug application.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0210197
Cases and Proceedings

Williams Companies, The, Inc.

… Williams to lease its pipeline to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a terminal competitor of MAPCO, to ensure that …

Consent order permits the acquisition of MAPCO, Inc. but requires Williams to lease its pipeline to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a terminal competitor of MAPCO, to ensure that Kinder Morgan can continue to exist as an independent competitor in the transportation and terminaling of propane in certain Midwest markets. Under terms of the consent order Williams agreed to connect its Wyoming gas processing plant to any new competing pipeline in the future.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
981 0076
Docket Number
C-3817
Cases and Proceedings

Nestle Holdings, Inc., and Ralston Purina Company

Nestle settled antitrust charges that its $10.3 billion proposed acquisition of Ralston Purina Company would substantially lessen competition in the United States market for dry cat food through the elimination of direct competition between the two firms and increase the likelihood that the combined firm could unilaterally exercise market power. The order requires the divestiture of Ralston's Meow Mix and Alley Cat brands to J.W. Childs Equity Partners II,L.P.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0110083
Docket Number
C-4028
Cases and Proceedings
Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner Harbour Concerning the Closing of the Investigation into Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications

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By
Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman;
Pamela Jones Harbour, Former Commissioner
Cases and Proceedings
Commissioner Statements

Statement of Chairman Majoras, Commissioner Kovacic, and Commissioner Rosch concerning the closing of the investigation into Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications

… Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications Statement of Chairman Majoras, … Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications … Statement of Chairman Majoras, … Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications …
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By
Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman;
William Kovacic, Former Chairman;
J. Thomas Rosch, Former Commissioner
Cases and Proceedings
Petitions to Quash

ExxonMobil

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Date
Matter Number
051 0243
Cases and Proceedings

Penn National Gaming, Inc., In the Matter of

Penn National Gaming, Inc. agreed to sell a casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to settle charges that its acquisition of Argosy Gaming Company would create a monopoly for casino services in that area.  Penn National agreed to sell Argosy's casino to Columbia Sussex Corporation within four months of the order becoming final.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510029
Cases and Proceedings

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., et al., In the Matter of

Under terms of a consent order, Magellan completed its acquisition of pipelines and terminals in the Midwestern United States and a refined petroleum products terminal in Oklahoma City that supplies light petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel from the Shell Oil Company. The consent order required Magellan to divest the Shell Oklahoma City terminal to a Commission-approved buyer within six months after the transaction is consummated.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0410164
Cases and Proceedings

Partners Health Network, Inc., In the Matter of

A physician-hospital organization operating in northwestern South Carolina, agreed to settle charges that it orchestrated and carried out agreements among its physician members to set the prices they would accept from health plans, and to refuse to deal with health plans that did not agree to its collectively determined prices. The consent order settling the FTC’s charges prohibits the PHO from collectively negotiating with health plans on behalf of its physicians and from setting terms of dealing with purchasers.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0410100
Cases and Proceedings

Valero, L.P., Valero Energy Corporation, et al., In the Matter of

The consent order permitted Valero L.P. to acquire Kaneb Services LLC and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners subject to the divestitures of assets that will preserve existing competition for petroleum transportation and terminaling in Northern California, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, and avoid a potential increase in bulk gasoline and diesel prices. The order also requires Valero to develop an information firewall and maintain open, non-discriminatory access to two retained Northern California terminals, in order to ensure access to ethanol terminaling in Northern California.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510022
Docket Number
C-4141
Cases and Proceedings

Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Vulcan Materials Company, In the Matter of

A consent order allows Occidental Chemical Company’s purchase of the chemical assets of Vulcan Materials Company, provided Occidental divests Vulcan’s Port Edwards, Wisconsin, chemical facility and related assets. The consent order alleviates the alleged anticompetitive impact of the acquisition in the markets for potassium hydroxide, anhydrous potassium carbonate (APC), and potassium carbonate, which includes APC and liquid potassium carbonate. The Port Edwards facility will be divested to ERCO Worldwide or to another Commission-approved buyer within six months if a problem is encountered with ERCO sale.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510009
Docket Number
C-4139
Cases and Proceedings

Entergy Corporation and Entergy-Koch, LP

A consent order settles allegations that Entergy-Koch LP's (a limited partnership owned equally by Entergy Corporation and Koch) acquisition of 50 percent of the Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP from Koch would lessen competition for the sale of electricity to consumers in Louisiana and western Mississippi and the distribution of natural gas to consumers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Entergy is the regulated electric and natural gas utility in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. The order requires Entergy to establish a transparent process to buy natural gas and natural gas transportation that will assist state regulators in determining whether Entergy purchased gas supplies at inflated prices from its Entergy-Koch partnership.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0010172
Docket Number
C-3998
Cases and Proceedings

Enterprise Products Partners L.P., and Dan L. Duncan, In the Matter of

… Enterprise Products Partners L.P., and Dan L. Duncan, In the Matter of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., and Dan L. Duncan, In the Matter of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. settled charges that its $13 billion merger …
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. settled charges that its $13 billion merger with GulfTerra Energy/Partners L.P. would eliminate competition in two markets: the pipeline transportation of natural gas from the West Central Deepwater region of the Gulf of Mexico; and propane storage and terminaling services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The consent order requires the divestiture of an interest in a pipeline transportation system and an interest in a propane facility that serves the Dixie Pipeline.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0410039
Docket Number
C-4123
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