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.
Nissan North America, Inc., In the Matter of
Norm Reeves, Inc., d/b/a Norm Reeves Honda Superstore, In the Matter of
Infiniti of Clarendon Hills, Inc., In the Matter of
Bill Robertson & Sons, Inc., d/b/a Honda of Hollywood, In the Matter of
Fowlerville Ford, Inc., In the Matter of
Courtesy Auto Group, Inc., In the Matter of
American Plastic Manufacturing, Inc., In the Matter of
Loma International Business Group, Inc., et al.
Statement of the Commission, In the Matter of Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Wright, In the Matter of Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Letter From Jessica L. Rich, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, to Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook, and to Anne Hoge, General Counsel, WhatsApp Inc.
Infotrack Information Services, Inc., et al.
Music Teachers National Association, Inc., In the Matter of
The FTC’s complaint against the Music Teachers National Association, Inc. (MTNA), which represents over 20,000 music teachers nationwide, alleges that the association and its members restrained competition in violation of the FTC Act through a code of ethics provision that restricted members from soliciting clients from rival music teachers. The proposed order requires MTNA to stop restricting or declaring it unethical for its members to solicit teaching work from other music teachers. The order also requires MTNA to maintain an antitrust compliance program. In addition, MTNA is an umbrella organization for more than 500 state and local music teaching association affiliates throughout the country. Some of these affiliates have codes of ethics that restrain their members from charging fees that are lower than the average in the community, offering free lessons or scholarships, or advertising free scholarships or tuition. The proposed settlement requires MTNA to, among other things, stop affiliating with any association that MTNA knows is restricting solicitation, advertising, or price-related competition by its members.