Federal Trade Commission v. Trudeau

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Infomereialist Kevin Trudeau violated a court-approved settlement with the Federal Trade Commission by misrepresenting the content of his book The Weight Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About. FTC v. Trudeau, 567 F.Supp.2d 1016 (N.D.Ill.2007). The district court held Trudeau in contempt and ordered him to pay $37.6 million to the FTC and banned him from making infomercials for three years. On appeal, we affirmed the district court’s finding of contempt but vacated the sanctions. We noted that although a $37.6 million fine “might be correct,” the district court…