Guardian Plans Inc. v. Teague

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Guardian Plans, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and Benny R. Benson, its agent (collectively referred to as “Guardian”), along with Willard D. Tharp and Ben E. Rogers, Jr., two Funeral Directors licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, appeal the district court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the licensure requirements and the telephone solicitation restrictions of Virginia’s funeral laws. We affirm.

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Guardian markets the Guardian Plan (“plan”), an insurance-funded prearranged funeral program. Under the plan, a client arranges his funeral by selecting…