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.
Computers by Us, Inc. et al., U.S.
AmeriSource Health Corporation and Bergen Brunswig Corporation
Enhanced Services Billing, Inc., and Billing Concepts, Inc. et al.
Spencer, Robert C., d/b/a Aaron Company, and Lisa M. Spencer., In the Matter of
Pepsi, Inc./Quaker Oats Company
Capital Card Services, Inc., and Cory M. Harris
Pacific Office Systems, Inc., Suzette Oppenheim, and Leslie Oppenheim
Western Dietary Products Co. (Skookum), d/b/a Western Herb & Dietary Products, Inc., et al.
Etablissements Delhaize Freres et Cie "Le Lion" S.A., Delhaize America, Inc., and Hannaford Bros. Co
The consent order permitted the merger of Establissements Delhaize Freres et Cie “Le Lion” S.A. and Delhaize America, Inc. with Hannaford Bros. Co. and required the sale of 37 Hannaford supermarkets and one Hannaford site to three different buyers.
Voice Media Inc.orporated, and Ron Levi and Paul Lesser
Siemens AG and Vodafone Group Plc, In the Matter of
Siemens settled charges relating to its proposed $9 billion acquisition of Atecs Mannesmann AG, a subsidiary of Vodafone. The consent order requires, among other things, the divestiture of Vodafone's Mannesmann Dematic Postal Automation business to Northrop Grumman Corporation. Siemens and Vodafone, through its Dematic subsidiary, are the two leading suppliers of postal automation systems in the world.
DTE Energy Company and MCN Energy Group Inc.
A final order permitted the $4 billion merger of MCN, a natural gas utility servicing communities in Michigan, and DTE, a public utility engaged in the generation and sale of electricity in Detroit and southeastern Michigan. The consent order resolves Commission concerns that the merger would lessen competition in the local distribution of electricity and in the local distribution of natural gas in the city of Detroit and in the Michigan counties of Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne. MCN is the parent of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company and DTE is the parent holding company of The Detroit Edison Company.