Court Suspends FTC Data Submission Order After Coupang Rejection
On Sept. 9, Seoul High Court Administrative Division 7 suspended enforcement of a Fair Trade Commission data submission order tied to an on-site investigation, accepting an injunction and halting the order until the end of January. The ruling follows Coupang’s rejection of an investigation into alleged Large-Scale Distribution Business Act violations and raises concerns that the FTC’s investigative tool is being tested. The FTC ran a record 91 on-site investigations in Q2, prompting calls for criminal penalties for refusal and a 1% sales-based