Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. World Media Brokers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2005No. 04-2721PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Although individuals playing the lottery rarely strike it rich, those selling lottery tickets apparently do quite well. Take the case of seven affiliated Canadian corporations, two United States corporatiohs, and their six corresponding principal officers, who made millions selling chances to play in the Canadian lottery. Their enterprise came to a halt, however, after the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) initiated an action for injunctive and other relief pursuant to sections 13(b) and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 53(b)…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Federal Trade Commission v. Affordable Media, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Federal Trade Commission v. Amy Travel Service, Inc., Resort Performance, Inc., Resort Telemarketing, Inc., Thomas P. McCann Ii, and James F. WeilandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Federal Trade Commission v. Publishing Clearing House, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Fed. Trade Comm'n v. MosesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
- Federal Trade Commission v. QT, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
- Federal Trade Commission v. Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
- Maryland v. Universal ElectionsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2011
- CIVIX-DDI, LLC v. Cellco PartnershipDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2005
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