Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.

570 U.S. 136 · Decided June 17, 2013 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. was decided on June 17, 2013 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, financial crimes” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Samuel A. Alito Jr..

Full case caption

Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Actavis, Inc., et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 2012-061, docket 2012-061-01.

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