Fanning v. Federal Trade Commission

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant John Fanning petitions this court for review of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“the Commission”) summary decision finding him personally liable for misrepresentations contained on the website Jerk.com in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”). We agree with the Commission’s findings that Jerk.com materially misrepresented the source of its content and its membership benefits. Nonetheless, we agree with Fanning that portions of the Commission’s remedial order are over-broad. We affirm the finding of liability and the remedial…