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CaseNo: FVMI73571, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: FTC, State: VA Virginia, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVMI73571, Commission, Sale, Consumer, Ftc Act, Federal Trade Commission, United States, Advertising, Promotion, Offering, Complaint, Pursuant, Talent Management, Actors, Bell, United States District, Jason Hoffman, Connection, Permanent, Consumer Redress, Creative Talent Management, Aspiring Models, Tms, Hiv Tests, Eastern District, Enforcement, Stipulate, Relief, Employees, Marketing, Settlement Amount, Violations, District, Rothbart, Florida, Equitable Relief, Practices, Injunction, Consumers , ContentID: 120247516

Case Documents
1 2000-05 COMPLAINT
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4 pages
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2 1999-05-25 FINAL CONSENT ORDER
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16 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 20 pages
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
FTC ACT
HIV TESTS
RELIEF
COURT
VIOLATIONS
DISTRICT
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
ROTHBART
UNITED STATES
FLORIDA
EQUITABLE RELIEF
PRACTICES
INJUNCTION
PLAINTIFF
BUSINESS
CONSUMERS
MIDDLE DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS
FALSE ADVERTISING
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
WEB SITE
INJURE CONSUMERS
AWARD
MEDIMAX
DELAWARE CORPORATION
DECEPTIVE ACTS
DELTONA
INFECTION
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
                              ORLANDO DIVISION

                         FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
                                 Plaintiff,
                                     v.
                 MEDIMAX, INC., a Delaware Corporation; and
     DAVID M. ROTHBART, individually and as an officer and director of
                               Medimax, Inc.,
                                Defendants.

                        Case No. 99-1485-CIV-ORL-99A

   AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF

   Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission" ), by
   its undersigned attorneys, alleges as follows:

   1. This is an action under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade
   Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to secure injunctive
   relief and other equitable relief against defendants for their
   deceptive acts and practices and false advertising in violation of
   Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a) and 52.

                           JURISDICTION AND VENUE

   2. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claim
   pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a), 52, and 53(b), and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,
   1337(a) and 1345.

   3. Venue in the United States District Court for the Middle District
   of Florida is proper under 15 U.S.C. § 53(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

                                THE PARTIES

   4. Plaintiff FTC is an independent agency of the United States
   Government created by statute. 15 U.S.C. §§ 41 - 58. The FTC enforces
   Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a) and 52, which
   prohibit, respectively, deceptive acts or practices, and false
   advertisements for food, drugs, devices, services or cosmetics, in or
   affecting commerce. The FTC is authorized under Section 13(b) of the
   FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to initiate federal district court
   proceedings to enjoin violations of the FTC Act, and to secure such
   equitable relief as may be appropriate in each case.

   5. Defendant Medimax, Inc. ("Medimax") is a Delaware corporation with
   its registered office located at 802 West Street, Wilmington,
SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
  • Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, by its undersigned attorneys, alleges as follows:
  • Venue in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is proper under
  • Plaintiff FTC is an independent agency of the United States Government created by statute.
  • The FTC enforces Sections 5and 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45and 52, which prohibit,
  • Defendant Medimax, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its registered office located at 802
  • It markets products that putatively test for a variety of medical conditions, including
  • It transacts business in the Middle District of Florida.
  • Defendant David M. Rothbart is President of Medimax.
  • Defendants' course of trade is in or affecting commerce, within the meaning of Section 4 of
  • Since at least July 1999, and continuing thereafter, defendants have marketed "HIV -1/2 Whole
  • The Web site, www.medimaxrx.com, is a Web site registered to defendants.
  • DEFENDANTS' VIOLATIONS OF THE FTC ACT
  • Therefore, defendants' representation as set forth in this paragraph is false and misleading,
  • Absent injunctive relief by the Court, defendants are likely to continue to injure consumers,
  • Award the Commission all temporary and preliminary injunctive and ancillary relief that may

  • 2 . FINAL CONSENT ORDER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COMMISSION
    SALE
    CONSUMER
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    FTC ACT
    ADVERTISING
    PROMOTION
    OFFERING
    COMPLAINT
    UNITED STATES
    PURSUANT
    COURT
    TALENT MANAGEMENT
    ACTORS
    BELL
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    JASON HOFFMAN
    CONNECTION
    PERMANENT
    CONSUMER REDRESS
    CREATIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT
    ASPIRING MODELS
    TMS
    EASTERN DISTRICT
    ENFORCEMENT
    STIPULATE
    EMPLOYEES
    MARKETING
    SETTLEMENT AMOUNT
    
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                            EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
    
                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
    
                                         v.
    
                         MODEL 1, INC., et al., Defendants.
    
                                 Civil No. 99-737 A
    
                                FINAL CONSENT ORDER
    
       The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") commenced this civil
       enforcement action on May 25, 1999 pursuant to Section 13(b) of the
       Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), seeking
       both permanent injunctive relief and consumer redress for alleged
       unfair or deceptive acts or practices by defendants in violation of
       Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), in connection with the
       advertising, promotion, offering for sale and sale of talent
       management services for aspiring models or actors. The defendants,
       named in the Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable
       Relief ("Complaint"), are Model 1, Inc., Creative Talent Management,
       Inc., Jason Hoffman and Ralph E. Bell. The Commission and defendants
       hereby stipulate to this Final Consent Order.
    
                                      FINDINGS
    
       NOW, THEREFORE, on joint motion of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED,
       ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:
    
         1. This is an action by the Commission under Section 13(b) of the
         FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b). Pursuant to this section, the
         Commission has the authority to seek the requested relief.
    
         2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this
         action and all the parties. Venue in the Eastern District of
         Virginia is proper.
    
         3. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted
         against the defendants under Sections 5(a) and 13(b) of the FTC
         Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a) and 53(b).
    
         4. The activities of the defendants, as alleged in the Complaint,
         are in or affecting commerce, as defined in Section 4 of the FTC
         Act, 15 U.S.C. § 44.
    
         5. The defendants, without admitting the allegations set forth in
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
  • MODEL 1, INC., et al., Defendants.
  • The Federal Trade Commission commenced this civil enforcement action on May 25, 1999 pursuant
  • The defendants, named in the Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief,
  • This is an action by the Commission under Section 13of the FTC Act,
  • Pursuant to this section, the Commission has the authority to seek the requested relief.
  • This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action and all the parties.
  • Venue in the Eastern District of Virginia is proper.
  • The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against the defendants under
  • The defendants, without admitting the allegations set forth in the Complaint, stipulate and
  • Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, the provisions of this Order are binding upon
  • "Talent management services" shall mean the offer and sale of modeling and acting training
  • "Assisting others" shall mean providing any of the following services to any person or entity alendar years; or serving as a reference for a TMS entity.
  • "Individual defendants" shall refer to Jason Hoffman and Ralph Edward Bell.
  • Associate Director, Division of Enforcement
  • IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants are permanently restrained and enjoined from ffering for sale of any product or service; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit
  • In connection with the offer or sale of TMS, defendants shall furnish a legible completed
  • Defendant Ralph Bell shall pay the balance of the Bell Settlement Amount, $32,000, in eight
  • The payments required pursuant to Paragraphs A and B of this Section are for equitable
  • If the Commission determines, in its sole discretion, that redress is wholly or partially
  • , a talent management services company, offers training workshops and other services for
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