FTC Takes Total Wine to Federal Court to Enforce Compliance with Antitrust Civil Investigative Demand

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a petition seeking a federal court order to force Total Wine to comply with an FTC civil investigative demand (CID), which is a type of administrative subpoena that seeks documents and other information related to an ongoing antitrust investigation.

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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/ftc-takes-total-wine-federal-court-enforce-compliance-antitrust-civil-investigative-demandhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/ftc-takes-total-wine-federal-court-enforce-compliance-antitrust-civil-investigative-demand
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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  • The Federal Trade Commission today filed a petition seeking a federal court order to force Total Wine to comply with an FTC civil investigative demand (CID), which is a type of administrative subpoena that seeks documents and other information related to an ongoing antitrust investigation.
  • The CID issued to Total Wine is part of an FTC investigation into a different company, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits LLC.
  • Total Wine’s actions have impeded and delayed the FTC’s investigation, forcing the Commission to seek federal court enforcement.
  • Otherwise, the FTC is asking that the Court order Total Wine to produce specified documents and information within 20 days.
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