Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Ken Roberts Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 28, 2001No. 00-5266PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
The appellants - Ken Roberts Company (“KRC”), Ken Roberts Institute, Inc. (“KRI”), United States Chart Company (“Chart”), and Ted Warren Corporation (“Warren”) (collectively “Ken Roberts”) - sell instructional materials that purport to teach would-be investors how to make money investing in the commodities and securities markets. In an effort to determine whether Ken Roberts had engaged in deceptive advertising or selling of goods or services in violation of sections 5 and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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