UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff
vs.
NEW MILLENNIUM CONCEPTS, INC. d/b/a
RHINOPOINT.COM and
KARL V. KAY, individually, and as an officer of the corporation,
Defendants.
Case No.
COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "the Commission")
for its Complaint alleges as follows:
1. The FTC brings this action under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to secure temporary,
preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief, restitution, recission
of contracts, disgorgement and other equitable relief for Defendants'
deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC
Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a).
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
§§ 45(a) and 53(b), and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337(a) and 1345.
3. Venue in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Illinois is proper under 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), and 28 U.S.C.
§§ 1391(b) and (c).
PARTIES
4. Plaintiff FTC is an independent agency of the United States
Government created by statute. 15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58. The FTC is charged,
inter alia, with enforcement of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
§ 45(a), which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or
affecting commerce. The FTC is authorized to initiate federal district
court proceedings, by its own attorneys, to enjoin violations of the
FTC Act and to secure such equitable relief as may be appropriate in
each case, including restitution for injured consumers. 15 U.S.C.
§ 53(b).
5. Defendant New Millennium Concepts, Inc. ("New Millennium") is an
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COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
the Federal Trade Commission for its Complaint alleges as follows:
Venue in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is proper
Plaintiff FTC is an independent agency of the United States Government created by statute.
The FTC is charged, inter alia, with enforcement of Section 5of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45,
The FTC is authorized to initiate federal district court proceedings, by its own attorneys,
Defendant New Millennium Concepts, Inc. is an Illinois corporation.
New Millennium's principal place of business is located at 2300 North Barrington Road, Suite
At all times material to this Complaint, Defendants have maintained a substantial course of
Defendants' rhinopoint.com Web site represented that consumers who signed up as
consumers were required to fill out a "member profile form."
The member profile form contained demographic information, including, but not limited to,
Defendants assured consumers that all personal information provided to rhinopoint.com would
Defendants represented on their rhinopoint.com Web site that new members would receive their
Many of these consumers never received a monthly survey, and many of the consumers who did
Therefore, Defendants' representations, as set forth in paragraph 16, above, are false and
Absent injunctive relief by this Court, Defendants are likely to continue to injure consumers
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