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CaseNo: IRFMI176152, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, State: AL Alabama, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>IRFMI176152, Respondents, Federal Trade Commission, Acts, Proposed Respondents, Air, Officer, Practices, Allergy, Savell, Agreement, Complaint, Filtration Manufacturing, Representation, Horace, Brandon, Paragraph, Corporate Respondent, Substantiates, Respondent, Principals, Household Living Conditions, Advertisements, Commission, Air Filter, United States, Directs, Promotional Materials, Filter, Reliable Scientific Evidence, Indoor, Exhibit, Terminate, Air Cleaning Product, Fmi, Sale, Manufacturing , ContentID: 120247769

Case Documents
1   DECISION & ORDER
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7 pages
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2 2000-03 CONSENT AGREEMENT
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17 pages
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3 2000-03 COMPLAINT
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7 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 31 pages
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1 . DECISION & ORDER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COMMISSION
COMPLAINT
OFFICER
REPRESENTATION
DIRECTS
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALE
ACTS
MANUFACTURING
BUSINESS
AIR
RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SAVELL
HORACE
BRANDON
VIOLATION
MATTER
ADVERTISING
EMPLOYMENT
PRACTICES
AGREEMENT
RESPONDENT FILTRATION MANUFACTURING
CONTROLS
SUCCESSORS
COMPETENT
SUBSTANTIATES
TERMINATE
RESPONDENTS POSSESS
APPEALING
                                                           B211665
                                                           9423036

                        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                   BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

COMMISSIONERS:          Robert Pitofsky, Chairman
                        Mary L. Azcuenaga
                        Janet D. Steiger
                        Roscoe B. Starek, III
                        Christine A. Varney

                                               )
       In the Matter of                        ))
FILTRATION MANUFACTURING, INC.,                )
       a corporation, and                      )      DOCKET NO. C-3702
                                               )
GARY L. SAVELL,                                )      DECISION AND ORDER
HORACE R. ALLEN, and                           )
BRANDON R. CLAUSEN,                            )
       individually and as officers            )
       of said corporation.                    )))
       The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation
of certain acts and practices of respondents,Filtration
Manufacturing, Inc., Gary L. Savell, Horace R. Allen and Brandon R.
Clausen, and the respondents having been furnished thereafter with
a copy of a draft of the complaint which the Cleveland Regional
Office proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration
and which, if issued by the Commission, would charge respondents
with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; and

       The respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the
Commission having thereafter executed an agreement containing a
consent order, an admission by the respondents of all the
jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of complaint,
a statement that the signing of said agreement is for settlement
purposes only and does not constitute an admission by respondents
that the law has been violated as alleged in such complaint, and
waivers and other provisions as required by the Commission's Rules;
and

       The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and
having determined that it had reason to believe that the
respondents have violated the said Act, and that complaint should
issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon
accepted the executed consent agreement and placed such agreement
on the public record for a period of sixty (60) days, now in
further conformity with the procedure prescribed in § 2.34 of its

SNIPPETS:
  • BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  • The respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed ssion's Rules;
  • Respondent Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing, and doing
  • Respondent Gary L. Savell is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and an owner and
  • He formulates, directs and controls the policies, acts and practices of said corporation, and
  • Respondent Horace R. Allen is the Secretary, Treasurer, and an owner and director of the
  • Respondent Brandon R. Clausen is the Vice President, and an owner and director of the
  • The Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the
  • The term "air cleaning product" or product means any device, equipment or appliance designed
  • IT IS ORDERED that respondents Filtration Manufacturing Inc., a corporation, its successors e manufacturing, labeling, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale or distribution of the
  • Making any representation, in any manner, directly or by implication, regarding the
  • Making any representation, directly or by implication, that any air cleaning product will
  • with the manufacturing, labeling, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale or
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents Gary L. Savell, Horace R. Allen and Brandon R. Clausen e.
  • This Order will terminate on January 6, 2017, or twenty years from the most recent date that
  • upheld on appeal, then the Order will terminate according to this paragraph as though the

  • 2 . CONSENT AGREEMENT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    PROPOSED RESPONDENTS
    ACTS
    OFFICER
    PRACTICES
    FILTRATION MANUFACTURING
    SAVELL
    AGREEMENT
    BUSINESS
    AIR
    HORACE
    BRANDON
    ALLERGY
    COMPLAINT
    REPRESENTATION
    PRINCIPALS
    SUBSTANTIATES
    PARAGRAPH
    AIR FILTER
    UNITED STATES
    HOUSEHOLD LIVING CONDITIONS
    CORPORATE RESPONDENT
    ADVERTISEMENTS
    AIR CLEANING PRODUCT
    FMI
    PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
    RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
    TERMINATE
    AMERICA
    
                            UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                        BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
    
    
                                               ))
         In the Matter of                      ))
    FILTRATION MANUFACTURING, INC.,            )
         a corporation, and                    )        FILE NO. 942 3036
                                               )
    GARY L. SAVELL,                            )        AGREEMENT CONTAINING
    HORACE R. ALLEN, and                       )        CONSENT ORDER TO
    BRANDON R. CLAUSEN,                        )        CEASE AND DESIST
         individually and as officers          )
         of said corporation.                  )))
    
         The Federal Trade Commission, having initiated an
    investigation of certain acts and practices of Filtration
    Manufacturing, Inc., a corporation, and Gary L. Savell, Horace R.
    Allen, and Brandon R. Clausen, individually and as officers of said
    corporation ("proposed respondents"), and it now appearing that
    proposed respondents are willing to enter into an agreement
    containing an order to cease and desist from the acts and practices
    being investigated,
    
         IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Filtration Manufacturing,
    Inc., by its duly authorized officer, and Gary L. Savell, Horace R.
    Allen, and Brandon R. Clausen, individually and as officers of said
    corporation, and their attorney, and counsel for the Federal Trade
    Commission that:
    
         1.    Proposed respondent Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., is a
    corporation organized, existing, and doing business under and by
    virtue of the laws of the State of Alabama with its office and
    principal place of business at 1110 Montlimar Place, Suite 290,
    Mobile, Alabama 36609.
    
               Proposed respondent Gary L. Savell is the President,
    Chief Executive Officer, and an owner and director of the corporate
    respondent.  He formulates, directs and controls the policies, acts
    and practices of said corporation, and his address is the same as
    that of said corporation.
    
               Proposed respondent Horace R. Allen is the Secretary,
    Treasurer, and an owner and director of the corporate respondent.
    He formulates, directs and controls the policies, acts and
    
    
                                       1
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  • The Federal Trade Commission, having initiated an investigation of certain acts and practices
  • Proposed respondent Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing, and
  • Proposed respondent Gary L. Savell is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and an owner
  • Proposed respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the draft of complaint
  • pursuant to this agreement.
  • If this agreement is accepted by the Commission, it, together with the draft of complaint
  • The complaint may be used in construing the terms of the order, and no agreement,
  • The term "air cleaning product" or product means any device, equipment or appliance designed
  • Making any representation, directly or by implication, that any air cleaning product will
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., a corporation, its in connection with the manufacturing, labeling, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale or sentation, respondents possess and rely upon competent and reliable scientific evidence that
  • For a period of ten years from the date of service of this Order, provide a copy of this
  • This Order will terminate twenty years from the date of its issuance, or twenty years from
  • This Order if such complaint is filed after the Order has terminated pursuant to this
  • Respondents have disseminated or have caused to be disseminated advertisements and
  • This super high efficiency four-stage electrostatic air filter with advanced state-of-the-art
  • FMI manufactures and sells air filters for use in residential heating systems, under the

  • 3 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ALLERGY
    RESPONDENT
    FILTER
    PARAGRAPH
    CORPORATE RESPONDENT
    ACTS
    INDOOR
    EXHIBIT
    PRACTICES
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    ADVERTISEMENTS
    CONDITIONING
    COMPLAINT
    PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
    PRINCIPAL OFFICE
    ALLEGES
    HEALTH
    REPRESENTATIONS
    DIRECTS
    BREATHE
    CONTAMINANTS
    FILTRATION
    BUSINESS
    COMMERCE
    PRESCRIBING
    EFFICIENCY
    POLLUTION
    HOUSEHOLD LIVING CONDITIONS
    ILLNESSES
    
                                                          B211665
                                                          9423036
    
                            UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                       BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
    
                                                )
         In the Matter of                       ))
    FILTRATION MANUFACTURING, INC.,             )
         a corporation, and                     )         DOCKET NO. C-3702
                                                )
    GARY L. SAVELL,                             )
    HORACE R. ALLEN, and                        )
    BRANDON R. CLAUSEN,                         )
         individually and as officers           )
         of said corporation.                   )))
    
                                   COMPLAINT
    
         The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that
    Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., a corporation, and Gary L. Savell,
    Horace R. Allen, and Brandon R. Clausen, individually and as
    officers of said corporation ("respondents"), have violated the
    provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and it appearing to
    the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be
    in the public interest, alleges:
    
         PARAGRAPH ONE:  Respondent Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., is
    an Alabama corporation with its principal office or place of
    business at 1110 Montlimar Place, Suite 290, Mobile, Alabama 36609.
    
         Respondent Gary L. Savell is the President, Chief Executive
    Officer, and an owner and director of the corporate respondent.
    His principal office or place of business is the same as that of
    the corporate respondent.  Individually or in concert with others,
    he formulates, directs, and controls the acts and practices of the
    corporate respondent, including the acts and practices alleged in
    this complaint.
    
         Respondent Horace R. Allen is the Secretary, Treasurer, and an
    owner and director of the corporate respondent.  His principal
    office or place of business is the same as that of the corporate
    respondent.  Individually or in concert with others, he formulates,
    
    
    
    directs, and controls the acts and practices of the corporate
    respondent, including the acts and practices alleged in this
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  • The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., a
  • PARAGRAPH ONE: Respondent Filtration Manufacturing, Inc., is an Alabama corporation with its
  • Respondent Gary L. Savell is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and an owner and
  • His principal office or place of business is the same as that of the corporate respondent.
  • Individually or in concert with others, he formulates, directs, and controls the acts and
  • The acts and practices of respondents alleged in this complaint have been in or affecting
  • Respondents have disseminated or have caused to be disseminated advertisements and
  • Prescribe the ultimate in care for your patient's indoor air today!
  • conditioning filter.
  • The extremely low resistance of the Allergy 2000 means less strain on the air conditioning
  • (Exhibit A.)
  • Isn't it time you stopped leaving your family's health up in the air?
  • Scientific studies have shown that it gathers an exceptionally wide range of indoor
  • Your indoor pollution solution!
  • They just don't "breathe" like they used to, and the air in them is more polluted than ever.
  • You can treat these illnesses before they become illnesses.
  • By prescribing the Allergy 2000 air filter for your patients suffering from sinus or
  • Use of the Allergy 2000 filter will substantially reduce the amount of diseasecausing germs
  • Through the use of the statements and depictions contained in the advertisements and
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