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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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BASF SE, a corporation, in the Matter of

BASF has settled Commission charges that its proposed $5.1 billion acquisition of rival chemical manufacturer Ciba Holding Inc. would be anticompetitive and violate federal law by reducing competition in the worldwide markets for two high performance pigments. Under the terms of a consent order allowing the transaction to proceed, the FTC requires BASF to sell all assets, including the intellectual property related to the two pigments, bismuth vanadate and indanthrone blue, to a Commission-approved buyer within six months.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
081 0265
Docket Number
C-4253
Cases and Proceedings

Dannon Company, Inc., The

… Dannon Company, Inc., The Dannon Company, Inc., The … Dannon Company, Inc., The …
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0823158
Cases and Proceedings

Danaher Corporation and MDS, Inc., In the Matter of

The Commission challenged Danaher’s proposed acquisition of MDS Analytical Technologies, requiring that MDS divest its assets related to its laser microdissection business. The proposed settlement is designed to preserve competition in the North American market for laser microdissection devices – a key tool for scientific research.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0159
Cases and Proceedings

United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission,) Plaintiff, v. Quality Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants

… Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants United States of America (for the Federal Trade … Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants … United States of America (for the Federal Trade … Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants …
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3022
Cases and Proceedings

United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission,) Plaintiff, v. Rail Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants

… Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants United States of America (for the Federal Trade … Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants … United States of America (for the Federal Trade … Terminal Services, LLC, a limited liability company, Defendants …
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3023
Cases and Proceedings
Commissioner Statements

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Leibowitz Regarding Rescission of FTC Guidance on Cigarette Testing Methodology

… of Commissioner Leibowitz Regarding Rescission of FTC Guidance on Cigarette Testing Methodology Concurring Statement … of Commissioner Leibowitz Regarding Rescission of FTC Guidance on Cigarette Testing Methodology … Concurring … of Commissioner Leibowitz Regarding Rescission of FTC Guidance on Cigarette Testing Methodology …
Date
By
Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman
Matter Number
P944509
Cases and Proceedings
Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Harbour Regarding Federal Register Notice Rescinding the FTC's 1966 Guidance Concerning the Cambridge Filter Method

… Federal Register Notice Rescinding the FTC's 1966 Guidance Concerning the Cambridge Filter Method Statement of … Federal Register Notice Rescinding the FTC's 1966 Guidance Concerning the Cambridge Filter Method … Statement of … Federal Register Notice Rescinding the FTC's 1966 Guidance Concerning the Cambridge Filter Method …
Date
By
Pamela Jones Harbour, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P944509
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
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