Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 14, 2008No. Civil Action 04-11136-GAOPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has brought this action to remedy alleged violations by the defendants of sections 5(a) and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 45, 52, in connection with the production and dissemination of two “infomercials” and the sales of the products advertised in those infomercials. See 15 U.S.C. §§ 53(a)-(b), 57b (permitting the FTC to initiate federal court actions to enforce violations of section 5 and 12). The complaint focuses on two particular infomercials — one for a product marketed and…
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