August 23, 2019
The Seventh Circuit has tossed a $5.2 million restitution award the Federal Trade Commission won in a case against an allegedly deceptive credit monitoring service, overturning precedent to find that the statute the agency sued under doesn't authorize such an award.
April 17, 2019
An Illinois federal court went too far when it granted the Federal Trade Commission a $5.2 million judgment against a credit-monitoring company it said had tricked consumers, the company told the Seventh Circuit Wednesday, arguing the agency can only seek injunctive relief over the alleged wrongdoing.