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.
Ramirez Torres, Ernesto L., D.M.D., et al.
May Department Stores Company, also d/b/a Lord & Taylor, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, Foley's, Robinsons-May, Kaufmann's, Filene's, Famous Barr, L.S. Ayres, and Meier & Frank, In the Matter of
All About Communications USA, Inc., et al.
Mitchell Jr., Ralph L., d/b/a Mitchell Enterprises, Millennium Group, Diamante Marketing Group, and DMG
Albertson's, Inc., Locomotive Acquisition Corporation, Buttrey Food and Drug Store Company, and FS Equity Partners II, L.P
A consent order requires Albertson's to divest eight supermarkets in Montana and seven in Wyoming in order to settle FTC charges and maintain competitive grocery pricing in 11 communities following its acquisition of the Buttrey Food and Drug Store Company. Under the consent agreement, 13 of the supermarkets would be sold to Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Inc. and two supermarkets would be sold to Supervalu Holdings, Inc.
Interactive Audiotext Services, Inc., et al.
Franklin Credit Services, Inc., et al.
TrendMark Inc., also d/b/a TrendMark International, et al., In the Matter of
National Scholarship Foundation, Inc., et al.
Toys Unlimited International, Inc., et al., U.S.
Institutional Pharmacy Network, Evergreen Pharmaceutical, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
A final order prohibits five institutional pharmacies from engaging in any joint price negotiation or price agreements for the provision of prescription drugs in an attempt to maximize reimbursement rates with managed care organizations.