Miller v. Alabama (2012), holding that a court could sentence a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole even without specifically finding that the defendant was “permanently incorrigible.” In
AMG Capital Management LLC v. FTC (No. 19-508), a unanimous Court held that the FTC’s power to obtain “permanent injunctions” did not allow it to seek equitable monetary relief, like restitution or disgorgement. And in
Carr v. Saul (No. 19-1442), the Court unanimously held that applicants for disability benefits could challenge whether the administrative law judges who decided their claims against them were validly appointed, regardless of whether they had raised that argument in their original hearings before the ALJ. We’ll be back later this week with a fuller write-up of
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In a 9-0 decision issued on April 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) authority to seek equitable monetary remedies (restitution.
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[co-author: Jared Ende]
On Thursday April 15th, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against chiropractor Eric A. Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC (the “Defendants”) for violating the new COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act. In the complaint, the FTC charges Nepute and Quickwork LLC with making unsubstantiated claims about products sold under the “Wellness Warrior” brand regarding their ability to treat and prevent COVID-19. The FTC is seeking both monetary penalties against the Defendants, as well as a permanent injunction to prevent future violations of the FTC Act and the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act by the Defendants.