Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2015No. 14-3286PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission sued BF Labs, Inc. (BFL) for unfair and decep-' five acts. Two consumers, Kyle Alexander and Dylan Symington, moved to intervene. The district court1 denied their motion. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
In April 2014, the two consumers filed a class action against BFL. They challenged its “deceptive and unconscionable business practices” in marketing and selling Bitcoin mining machines.
This case began five months later when the FTC sued BFL to enjoin it from “deceptive acts or practices” in marketing and *451selling…
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