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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. META PLATFORMS, INC.

  1. May 11, 2021

    Judge Calls Facebook's Bid To Toss Enforcer Cases 'Serious'

    The D.C. district court judge overseeing antitrust suits against Facebook from state and federal enforcers said Tuesday that it's too early to discuss discovery, especially since the social media giant raised "serious challenges" to the cases with its dismissal bids.

  2. May 03, 2021

    FTC Fights Facebook Reading Of Justices' AMG Capital Ruling

    The Federal Trade Commission has told a D.C. district court that Facebook is wrong in saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling shows the commission lacks authority for its case accusing the social media giant of monopolizing the social networking market in the U.S. 

  3. April 28, 2021

    Rollback Of Restitution Power Leaves FTC Cases In Limbo

    The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week in AMG Capital v. FTC all but stripped the Federal Trade Commission of its ability to recoup money from lawbreakers in federal court and the agency's pending cases are sure to feel the impact.

  4. April 28, 2021

    Facebook Cites Recent High Court Ruling In FTC Case

    Facebook said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last week dampening the Federal Trade Commission's ability to bring cases in court shows the agency lacks authority to bring its case accusing the company of monopolizing social media markets.

  5. April 23, 2021

    AGs, FTC Say Facebook Must Plan For Discovery Now

    The Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general are seeking to force Facebook in D.C. federal court to engage in conversations concerning how discovery will be handled if the court rejects the tech giant's pending motion to throw out their antitrust cases.

  6. April 22, 2021

    FTC Lacks Facts For Antitrust Claims, Facebook Says

    The Federal Trade Commission can't save its antitrust claims against Facebook with "an artificial construct" of a product market, and state attorneys general can't establish themselves as sovereign competition enforcers, the social media giant has told a D.C. federal judge.

  7. April 08, 2021

    AGs, FTC Fight To Keep Their Facebook Antitrust Suits Alive

    The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of most states are coming out swinging against Facebook's attempt to cut down their respective antitrust suits accusing the social media behemoth of illegal monopolization.

  8. March 10, 2021

    Facebook Says FTC, States' Suits Don't Show Consumer Harm

    Facebook urged a D.C federal judge Wednesday to toss parallel lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of states accusing the tech giant of violating antitrust law, asserting that the complaints are legally deficient as they failed to show it has harmed competition or consumers.

  9. January 12, 2021

    FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge

    The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case targeting Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp was moved Tuesday to the D.C. federal judge overseeing a separate challenge from 48 attorneys general.

  10. January 04, 2021

    Facebook Asks Court To Wait On Consolidating Antitrust Suits

    Facebook Inc. on Monday urged a District of Columbia federal court to hold off on deciding whether to consolidate a pair of antitrust suits brought by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general, arguing that the social media giant should be permitted time to answer each suit first.

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