Legal Opinion
State of NY v. Unique Ideas
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1978PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
In this consumer fraud action initially brought by the Attorney-General under article 22-A of the General Business Law, a consent judgment was entered in December, 1974 against Unique Ideas, Inc., and its principal, Ernie Tucker. But the terms of that injunction were blatantly violated when the defendants waited less than one month before offering the same "get rich quick” scheme condemned in the consent judgment to some 2 Vi million potential new customers. Liability for restitution and for civil contempt has been clearly established by the Attorney-General…
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