Change to FTC’s Section 5 enforcement likely inevitable despite win in Amazon case

By Alex Wilts and Chris May ( November 22, 2024, 22:55 GMT | Comment) -- The rejection of Amazon’s motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s claims that it engaged in unfair methods of competition is unlikely to deter FTC leadership under the Trump administration from paring back the agency’s current approach to enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In an order unsealed last month, a Washington judge reaffirmed the agency’s authority to challenge alleged anticompetitive behavior as standalone Section 5 violations.The rejection of Amazon’s motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s claims that it engaged in unfair methods of competition is unlikely to deter FTC leadership under the Trump administration from paring back the agency’s current approach to enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act....

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Change to FTC’s Section 5 enforcement likely inevitable despite win in Amazon case

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