Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Cantkier
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 3, 2011No. Civil Action 09-00894 (BAH)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Plaintiff’) brought this action against defendant Scot Lady for allegedly misrepresenting his affiliation with federal homeowner assistance programs in online advertisements. The FTC alleges that Mr. Lady placed deceptive ads on various web search engines. These web search ads, inter alia, incorporated the names and the official website addresses of federal programs, but, when clicked, the ads directed web users to Lady’s private websites that collected marketing leads for mortgage loan modification or…
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