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CaseNo: IRIHAFI156114, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>IRIHAFI156114, Respondents, Fitness, Crosswalk, Exercise, Federal Trade Commission, Complaint, Representation, Super, Ihf Holdings, Proposed Respondents, Proform, Calories, Delaware Corporation, Agreement, Burn, Icon Health, Cross Walk, Total Body, Fat Burning, Commission, Crosswalk Advantage, Principal Office, Ihf, Acts, Workout, Draft Complaint, Treadmill, Advertisement, Target Heart Rate, Exhibit, Manual Treadmill, Consent Order, Trade Commission Act, Practices, Cross Walk Treadmill, Motorized Treadmill , ContentID: 120247812

Case Documents
1   DECISION & ORDER
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6 pages
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2   CONSENT ORDER
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6 pages
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3   CONSENT AGREEMENT
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49 pages
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4   COMPLAINT
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40 pages
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Total Documents: 4 documents , 101 pages
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1 . DECISION & ORDER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COMMISSION
COMPLAINT
IHF
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
REPRESENTATION
ICON HEALTH
FITNESS
BUSINESS
IHF HOLDINGS
ACT
VIOLATION
EVIDENCE
SUCCESSORS
TERMINATE
AGREEMENT
JURISDICTION
LAWS
RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
AFFECTING COMMERCE
SALE
CONSUMERS
COMPETENT
MANNER
CALORIES
APPEALING
DELAWARE
CITY
LOGAN
UTAH
                                                            9623045
                                                            B224965

                       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                    BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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


                                            )
   In the Matter of                         )
                                         )
          ICON HEALTH AND FITNESS, INC.,           )  DOCKET NO. C-
3765
IHF HOLDINGS, INC., and                  )
IHF CAPITAL, INC.,                       )
                                         )   DECISION AND ORDER
    Corporations.                        )
                                            )



        The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an
investigation of certain acts and practices of the respondents
named in the caption hereof, and the respondents having been
furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of complaint which
the San Francisco 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, or that the facts as alleged in such complaint, other
than jurisdictional facts, are true 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
SNIPPETS:
  • BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  • The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation of certain acts and practices
  • The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and having determined that it had the following jurisdictional findings and enters the following order:
  • Respondent Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing, and doing
  • Respondent IHF Holdings, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing, and doing business under
  • The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of
  • "Competent and reliable scientific evidence" shall mean tests, analyses, research, studies,
  • Unless otherwise specified, "respondents" shall mean Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF
  • "In or affecting commerce" shall mean as defined in Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission
  • IT IS ORDERED that respondents, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or
  • rate at which users burn calories,
  • unless, at the time the representation is made, respondents possess and rely upon competent
  • experience to what consumers may generally expect
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF Holdings, Inc., and rminate three years after the date upon which this order becomes final.
  • This order will terminate on September 9, 2017, or twenty years from the most recent date
  • Provided, further, that if such complaint is dismissed or a federal court rules that the or ruling is upheld on appeal.

  • 2 . CONSENT ORDER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    IHF
    COMPLAINT
    COMMISSION
    PROPOSED RESPONDENTS
    REPRESENTATION
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    ICON HEALTH
    FITNESS
    IHF HOLDINGS
    AGREEMENT
    DRAFT COMPLAINT
    ACCEPTANCE
    MANNER
    EVIDENCE
    SUCCESSORS
    TERMINATE
    FACTS
    VIOLATION
    RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
    AFFECTING COMMERCE
    SALE
    CONSUMERS
    COMPETENT
    CALORIES
    APPEALING
    PURSUANT
    PROCEEDING
    NOTIFY
    PURPOSES
    
                              UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                              FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
                                  In the Matter of
    
                 ICON HEALTH AND FITNESS, INC., IHF HOLDINGS, INC.,
                        and IHF CAPITAL, INC. corporations.
    
                                 FILE NO. 962 3045
    
                                   CONSENT ORDER
    
       The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain
       acts and practices of Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF Holdings,
       Inc., and IHF Capital, Inc. ("proposed respondents"). Proposed
       respondents, having been represented by counsel, are willing to enter
       into an agreement containing a consent order resolving the allegations
       contained in the attached draft complaint. Therefore,
    
       IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF
       Holdings, Inc., and IHF Capital, Inc., by their duly authorized
       officers, and counsel for the Federal Trade Commission that:
    
       1.a. Proposed respondent Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. is a Delaware
       corporation with its principal office or place of business at 1500 S.
       1000 W., Logan, Utah 84321.
    
       1.b. Proposed respondent IHF Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation
       with its principal office or place of business at 1500 S. 1000 W.,
       Logan, Utah 84321.
    
       1.c. Proposed respondent IHF Capital, Inc. is a Delaware corporation
       with its principal office or place of business at 1500 S. 1000 W.,
       Logan, Utah 84321.
    
       2. Proposed respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts set forth
       in the draft complaint.
    
       3. Proposed respondents waive:
    
         a. Any further procedural steps;
    
         b. The requirement that the Commission's decision contain a
         statement of findings of fact and conclusions of law; and
    
         c. All rights to seek judicial review or otherwise to challenge or
         contest the validity of the order entered pursuant to this
         agreement.
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • ICON HEALTH AND FITNESS, INC., IHF HOLDINGS, INC.,
  • The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain acts and practices of
  • Proposed respondents, having been represented by counsel, are willing to enter into an
  • All rights to seek judicial review or otherwise to challenge or contest the validity of the
  • The Commission thereafter may either withdraw its acceptance of this agreement and so notify
  • This agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by
  • When so entered, the order shall have the same force and effect and may be altered, modified,
  • No agreement, understanding, representation, or interpretation not contained in the order or
  • They understand that they may be liable for civil penalties in the amount provided by law and
  • "Competent and reliable scientific evidence" shall mean tests, analyses, research, studies,
  • Unless otherwise specified, "respondents" shall mean Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF
  • "In or affecting commerce" shall mean as defined in Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission
  • IT IS ORDERED that respondents, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or
  • rate at which users burn calories, or the number of calories users burn, through use of such
  • the limited applicability of the endorser's experience to what consumers may generally expect
  • This order will terminate twenty years from the date of its issuance, or twenty years from
  • Provided, further, that if such complaint is dismissed or a federal court rules that the or ruling is upheld on appeal.

  • 3 . CONSENT AGREEMENT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    FITNESS
    CROSSWALK
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    REPRESENTATION
    COMPLAINT
    PROPOSED RESPONDENTS
    IHF HOLDINGS
    SUPER
    DELAWARE CORPORATION
    AGREEMENT
    EXERCISE
    ICON HEALTH
    CALORIES
    BURN
    ACTS
    TREADMILL
    CONSENT ORDER
    DRAFT COMPLAINT
    PRINCIPAL OFFICE
    TOTAL BODY
    PRACTICES
    BUSINESS
    FAT BURNING
    CROSS WALK TREADMILL
    CROSSWALK ADVANTAGE
    MOTORIZED TREADMILL
    TARGET HEART RATE
    TESTIMONIALS
    CONSUMER
    
                              UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                              FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
    
                                            ))
             In the Matter of                     )
                                           )
    ICON HEALTH AND FITNESS, INC.,                  )   FILE NO. 962 3045
    IHF HOLDINGS, INC., and                 )
    IHF CAPITAL, INC.,                      )   AGREEMENT CONTAINING
             corporations.                          )   CONSENT ORDER
                                                    )
                                            )
                                            )
    
             The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation
    of certain acts and practices of Icon Health and Fitness, Inc.,
    IHF Holdings, Inc., and IHF Capital, Inc. ("proposed
    respondents").  Proposed respondents, having been represented by
    counsel, are willing to enter into an agreement containing a
    consent order resolving the allegations contained in the attached
    draft complaint.  Therefore,
    
             IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Icon Health and Fitness,
    Inc., IHF Holdings, Inc., and IHF Capital, Inc., by their duly
    authorized officers, and counsel for the Federal Trade Commission
    that:
    
    1.a. Proposed respondent Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. is a
    Delaware corporation with its principal office or place of
    business at 1500 S. 1000 W., Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    1.b. Proposed respondent IHF Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware
    corporation with its principal office or place of business at
    1500 S. 1000 W., Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    1.c. Proposed respondent IHF Capital, Inc. is a Delaware
    corporation with its principal office or place of business at
    1500 S. 1000 W., Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    2.       Proposed respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts set
    forth in the draft complaint.
    
    3.       Proposed respondents waive:
    
                                     Page 1 of 7
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain acts and practices of
  • Proposed respondents, having been represented by counsel, are willing to enter into an
  • Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal office or place of business at
  • No agreement, understanding, representation, or interpretation not contained in the order or
  • rate at which users burn calories,
  • All notices required by this Part shall be sent by certified mail to the Associate Director,
  • Respondents have advertised, labeled, offered for sale, sold, and distributed exercise
  • the "Proform Cross Walk Treadmill," the "Proform Cross Walk Plus," and the "Proform Cross
  • "From the time I first started using the Crosswalk I have lost almost 30 pounds."
  • "Work more muscles, burn calories faster, reach your target heart rate more quickly -- all in
  • Through the means described in Paragraph 6, respondents have represented, expressly or by
  • {SUPER:
  • plus all the benefits of total body fitness...
  • That is such an important question and the answer is yes, because only a motorized treadmill
  • CUTAWAYS to close-up, model demonstrating Crosswalk Advantage]

  • 4 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CROSSWALK
    FITNESS
    PROFORM
    SUPER
    RESPONDENTS
    CROSS WALK
    WORKOUT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    ADVERTISEMENT
    FAT BURNING
    EXHIBIT
    TOTAL BODY
    MANUAL TREADMILL
    BURN
    CALORIES
    TRADE COMMISSION ACT
    CROSSWALK ADVANTAGE
    MOTORIZED TREADMILLS
    LISTS FEATURES
    IHF HOLDINGS
    DELAWARE CORPORATION
    CAPTION
    REPRESENTATION SET
    ORIGINAL CROSSWALK
    VIP ROOM
    TARGET HEART RATE
    FEMALE VOICE
    PRINCIPAL OFFICE
    BUSINESS
    
                                                                 9623045
                                                                 B224965
    
                           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                           FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
                                            ))
          In the Matter of                      )
                                            )
    ICON HEALTH AND FITNESS, INC.,              )
    IHF HOLDINGS, INC., and                 )
    IHF CAPITAL, INC.,                      )
          corporations.                         )      DOCKET NO. C-3765
                                                )
                                            )
                                            )
    
    
                                   COMPLAINT
    
          The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that
    Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., IHF Holdings, Inc., and IHF
    Capital, Inc., corporations ("respondents"), have violated the
    provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and it appearing
    to the Commission that this proceeding is in the public interest,
    alleges:
    
    1.    Respondent Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. is a Delaware
    corporation with its principal office or place of business at
    1500 S. 1000 W., Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    2.   Respondent IHF Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with
    its principal office or place of business at 1500 S. 1000 W.,
    Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    3.    Respondent IHF Capital, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with
    its principal office or place of business at 1500 S. 1000 W.,
    Logan, Utah 84321.
    
    
    
    4.    Respondents have advertised, labeled, offered for sale,
    sold, and distributed exercise products to the public, including
    the "Proform Cross Walk Treadmill," the "Proform Cross Walk
    Plus," and the "Proform Cross Walk Advantage" ("Cross Walk
    Treadmill[s]"), which are motorized treadmills.
    
    5.    The acts and practices of respondents alleged in this
    complaint have been in or affecting commerce, as "commerce" is
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Icon Health and Fitness, Inc.,
  • Respondent Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal office
  • Respondent IHF Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal office or place of
  • Respondents have advertised, labeled, offered for sale, sold, and distributed exercise
  • 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 for Cross Walk
  • "From the time I first started using the Crosswalk I have lost almost 30 pounds."
  • "Work more muscles, burn calories faster, reach your target heart rate more quickly -- all in
  • Through the means described in Paragraph 6, respondents have represented, expressly or by
  • This program is a paid advertisement presented by Proform Fitness Products,
  • {SUPER:
  • plus all the benefits of total body fitness...
  • [The VIP room is a convention suite/hospitality room, where a large gathering of people are
  • With the original Crosswalk, we knew we had something special.
  • But, the latest research shows something very different: That a consistent, moderately
  • That is such an important question and the answer is yes, because only a motorized treadmill
  • the Crosswalk burns over 20% more fat calories than a manual treadmill.
  • CUTAWAYS to close-up, model demonstrating Crosswalk Advantage]
  • FEMALE VOICE
  • {CAPTION: (lists features of Original Crosswalk)}
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