Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Commerce Planet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2016No. 12-57064PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WATFORD, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Commerce Planet, Inc., and three of *597its top officers for violating § 5(a) of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. 15 U.S.C. § 45(a). The company and two of the individual defendants settled with the FTC. The remaining defendant, appellant Charles Gu-gliuzza, elected to stand trial. After a 16-day bench trial, the district court found that Commerce Planet had violated § 5(a) and held Gugliuzza, the company’s former president, personally liable for the company’s unlawful conduct. The court…
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