On August 30, 2019, Cause of Action Institute (CoA) filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in support of Qualcomm in FTC v. Qualcomm, Inc., No. 19-16122.  This unprecedented, highly controversial case of international importance represents FTC’s latest ultra vires attempt to expand its powers.  It does so here by seeking to transmogrify an alleged breach of contract into an antitrust violation.  A former FTC Commissioner, a current FTC Commissioner, the U.S. Department of Justice, numerous other federal agencies, a former Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit, leading antitrust scholars, and others all publicly oppose FTC’s wayward lawsuit against Qualcomm. Learn More