Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Ross
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 24, 2012No. Civil Action No. RDB-08-3233PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD D. BENNETT, District Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought this case under Sections 5(a) and *37413(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a) and 53(b), against a group of corporate entities and individuals for alleged deceptive conduct in connection with the sale of software. Specifically, the FTC alleged that two companies, Defendants Innovative Marketing, Inc. (“IMI”) and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC (“ByteHosting”), operated as a common enterprise (the “IMI Enterprise” or “Enterprise”) to conduct a massive “scareware”1…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- 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
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Pantron I Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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