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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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Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, and United Launch Alliance, LLC., In the Matter of

The Commission intervened in the formation of United Launch Alliance (ULA), a proposed joint venture between the Boeing Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The FTC’s complaint alleged that the formation of ULA as originally structured would have reduced competition in the markets for U.S. government medium to heavy launch services and space vehicles. In settling the Commissions’ charges, the parties agreed to take certain actions (such as nondiscrimination requirements and firewalls) to address ancillary competitive harms not inextricably tied to the national security benefits of ULA.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510165
Cases and Proceedings

Duncan, Dan L., EPCO, Inc., Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, and TEPPCO Partners, LP, In the Matter of

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. settled charges that its $1.1 billion acquisition of TEPPCO Partners’ NGLs salt dome storage businesses would likely result in higher prices and service degradations by reducing the number of commercial salt dome NGL storage providers in Mont Belvieu, Texas, from four to three. The FTC’s order required TEPPCO to divest its interests in the world’s largest NGL storage facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas, to an FTC-approved buyer.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510108
Cases and Proceedings

TC Group, LLC., Riverstone Holdings LLC, Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, LP, and Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, LP, In the Matter of

The order settles charges that the proposed $22 billion deal whereby energy transportation, storage, and distribution firm Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) would be taken private by KMI management and a group of investment firms, including private equity funds managed and controlled by The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) and Riverstone Holdings LLC (Riverstone) would threaten competition between KMI and Magellan in eleven metropolitan areas in the Southeast, likely resulting in higher prices for gasoline and other light petroleum products. The order requires that Carlyle’s and Riverstone’s interest in Magellan become a passive investment, by requiring them to: (1) removing all of their representatives from the Magellan Board of Managers and its boards of directors, (2) ceding control of Magellan to its other principal investor, Madison Dearborn Partners, and (3) not influencing or attempting to influence the management or operation of Magellan.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0610197
Docket Number
C-4183
Cases and Proceedings

Information and Real Estate Services, LLC., In the Matter of

Information and Real Estate Services, LLC settled charges that it violated the antitrust laws by adopting rules that withheld valuable benefits of the Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) it controlled from consumers who chose to enter into non-traditional listing contracts with real estate brokers. According to the complaint, the association's rules or policies state that information about properties will not be made available on popular real estate Web sites unless the listing contracts are Exclusive Right to Sell Listings. These policies, when implemented, prevented properties with non-traditional listing contracts from being displayed on a wide range of public Web sites.The consent order settling the FTC’s charges will prohibit IRES from discriminating against non-traditional listing arrangements.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
061 0087
Cases and Proceedings

New Century Health Quality Alliance, Inc., Prime Care of Northeast Kansas, LLC, et al., In the Matter of

The Commission approved a final consent order settling Commission charges alleging that two independent practice associations (IPAs) and 18 member physician practices in the Kansas City, MO area, refused to deal with health care plans, except on collectively agreed-upon prices and other terms.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0510137
Cases and Proceedings

Associated Octel Company Limited, The, In the Matter of

Associated Octel settled charges that its acquisition of Oboadler Company would eliminate direct competition and raise prices in the highly concentrated market for the manufacture and sale of lead antiknock compounds. Under terms of the order, Octel agreed to supply Oboadler's current distributor, Allchem Industries, Inc., with lead antiknock compounds for resale in the United States for 15 years.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
9910288
Docket Number
C-3913
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