FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. INNOVATIVE DESIGNS, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) 2:16-cv-01669-NBF v. ) ) Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer INNOVATIVE DESIGNS, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION This is an action under the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), in which the Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) contends that Defendant Innovative Designs, Inc. (“IDI”) violated Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a). (Docket No. 1 ¶ 1). On July 29, 2019, this Court began what was to be a…