Federal Trade Commission v. Commerce Planet, Inc.

MEMORANDUM *

1. The district court did not err in finding that Commerce Planet’s marketing practices violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act.

Commerce Planet violated existing standards prohibiting deceptive and unfair practices in marketing its OnlineS-upplier service. Contrary to Gugliuzza’s contentions, the undisputed evidence established that Commerce Planet was on notice that it could not mislead consumers on material issues (deceptive practices), and could not engage in practices likely to cause substantial injury that consumers could not reasonably avoid and that did not provide…