WILLIAM E. KOVACIC
General Counsel
JANET M. EVANS
KEITH R. FENTONMILLER
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
JE 2404
KF 2941
601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Mail Drop S-4002
Washington, D.C. 20580
Tel: (202) 326-2125/2263
Fax: (202) 326-3259
LOCAL COUNSEL
THOMAS SYTA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
California Bar # 116286
10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310) 824-4324
Fax: (310) 824-4380
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff,
v.
LIVERITE PRODUCTS, INC., 15405 Redhill Ave., Suite C Tustin,
California 92780 CORINNE JACOBSON, 15405 Redhill Ave., Suite C Tustin,
California 92780 individually and as an officer of Liverite Products,
Inc.; STEVEN JACOBSON, 15405 Redhill Ave., Suite C Tustin, California
92780 individually and as an officer of Liverite Products, Inc.; SHERI
GRANT, 615 San Leon Irvine, California 92606 individually and d/b/a
DIGIPRO and HEALTHY LIFE MARKETING; and JAMES GRANT, 615 San Leon
Irvine, California 92606 individually and d/b/a DIGIPRO and HEALTHY
LIFE MARKETING, Defendants.
Hon.
Civil Action No.
SNIPPETS:
General Counsel
LOCAL COUNSEL THOMAS SYTA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff,
LIFE MARKETING, Defendants.
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission through its undersigned attorneys, for its Complaint
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, is an independent agency of the United States
The Commission enforces Section 5of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, which prohibits unfair or
The Commission also enforces Section 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 52, which prohibits false
LPI transacts business in the Central District of California.
Defendant Corinne Jacobson is an officer of LPI.
Defendant Sheri Grant is a website developer and an online product marketer.
Doing business under the trade name DigiPro, she, along with defendant James Grant, prepared
Doing business under the trade name Healthy Life Marketing, she, along with respondent James
Since at least 1998, defendants have manufactured, labeled, advertised, offered for sale,
Consumers may purchase the Liverite products through retail outlets, over the Internet, or by
To induce consumers to purchase the Liverite products, defendants have operated three
"Liverite has drawn worldwide attention as a remarkable supplement that has been shown
Exh.
F. "The traditional drugs used to treat HCV (Hepatitis C) have not been shown to actively
Liverite, the Ultimate Liver Aid is the natural alternative to reducing hepatotoxicity,
L. A purported Liverite user states, "Liverite simply saved my life and got me out of bed and
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