Legal Opinion
Trudeau v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 25, 2005No. CIV.A. 05-0400JDBPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiff Kevin Trudeau is an advocate of alternative health products, a producer of infomercials, and a vocal critic of the defendant Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). On September 2, 2004, the FTC entered into a settlement agreement with Trudeau that resolved an enforcement action the agency had commenced against him for alleged deceptive trade practices. Several days later, the FTC issued a press release that Trudeau believes mischarac-terizes the settlement agreement. Trudeau then proceeded to bring this action against the FTC, alleging that the…
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