State Ex Rel. Medlock v. Nest Egg Society Today, Inc.

Bell, Judge:

The State, on the relation of its Attorney General, brought this action for violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act 1 against Nest Egg Society Today, Inc., a Florida corporation, and two of its directors, Thomas Atkin and Gary W. Meilahn. The circuit court found the defendants had violated the Act by operating an unlawful pyramid scheme and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting them from conducting a pyramid club or similar organization within South Carolina. A separate hearing was subsequently held to determine whether the violation of the Act was willful.…