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UNITED STATES v NU SKIN INTERNATIONAL INC Click to find out why . . .



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CaseNo: USVNSII213607, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: UNITED STATES, State: UT Utah, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>USVNSII213607, Skin, Metabotrim, Fat, Consent Decree, Chromium Picolinate, Federal Trade Commission, Trade Commission Act, Promotional Materials, Representations, Ftc, States District Court, Violation, United States, Product Labels, Energy, Muscle, Advertisements, Civil Penalties, United States District, Central Division, Ingredients, Lean Muscle Mass, Reliable Scientific Evidence, Numerous Occasions, District, Distribution, Disseminated Advertisements, Utilization, L-carnitine, Nsi, Body Burn Fat , ContentID: 120248093

Case Documents
1   COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 119873
18 pages
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2 2000-05 CONSENT DECREE
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 119874
8 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 26 pages
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SKIN
METABOTRIM
FAT
CHROMIUM PICOLINATE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
TRADE COMMISSION ACT
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
REPRESENTATIONS
PLAINTIFF
STATES DISTRICT COURT
FTC
VIOLATION
PRODUCT LABELS
ENERGY
MUSCLE
ADVERTISEMENTS
CIVIL PENALTIES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
CENTRAL DIVISION
INGREDIENTS
UNITED STATES
LEAN MUSCLE MASS
RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS
DISTRIBUTION
DISSEMINATED ADVERTISEMENTS
UTILIZATION
L-CARNITINE
BODY BURN FAT
                    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                 DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION



                                )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,       )
                                )
                    Plaintiff,  )
                                )
           v.                   )
                                  )
                                )   Civil Action No.
NU SKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,    )
  a corporation,                )
                                )
                    Defendant.  )
                                )

                   COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
                     INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF

     Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon

notification and authorization to the Attorney General by the

Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), for its Complaint

alleges that:

     1.  Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(l), 9,

13(b), and 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"),

15 U.S.C. §§ 45(l), 49, 53(b), and 56(a), to obtain monetary

civil penalties and injunctive and other relief for violations of

a final cease and desist order issued against defendant Nu Skin

International, Inc. ("Nu Skin"), by the Commission.

                       JURISDICTION AND VENUE



     2.  This Court has jurisdiction over this matter under 28

U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337(a), 1345, and 1355 and under 15 U.S.C.
SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
  • Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon
  • Federal Trade Commission, for its Complaint
  • 13, and 16of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"),
  • a final cease and desist order issued against defendant Nu Skin
  • Venue in the United States District Court for the
  • District of Utah, Central Division, is proper under 15 U.S.C.
  • promotion, offering for sale, sale, and distribution of numerous
  • herein), unless at the time of making such representation respondents possess and rely upon
  • On numerous occasions since April 15, 1994, Nu Skin,
  • disseminated or caused to be disseminated advertisements,
  • promotional materials, and product labels for Metabotrim,
  • and product labels contain the following statements:
  • The supplement Metabotrim discourages laying down new fat, and stimulates the enzymes that
  • This supplement contains chromium picolinate, which has been found to help promote the use of
  • Metabotrim also contains L-Carnitine, a supplement that encourages fat utilization for energy.
  • Promote production of muscle* * * * Chromium Picolinate, has been proven in scientific double
  • The ingredients in Metabotrim have been scientifically shown to establish and maintain proper
  • Metabotrim was developed to optimize your metabolism, that is, Metabotrim, twice a day, will
  • reliable scientific evidence substantiating such representations,
  • violation of the Commission's Order in one or more of the ways

  • 2 . CONSENT DECREE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANT
    DISTRICT
    NSI
    UNITED STATES
    COMMISSION
    REPRESENTATIVES
    ENTRY
    COURT
    SUCCESSORS
    OFFICERS
    VIOLATIONS
    PLAINTIFF
    PARTIES
    FEDERAL TRADE
    PURSUANT
    PAYMENT
    AGENTS
    EMPLOYEES
    COMPLAINT
    MATTER
    ACT
    FTC
    EXHIBIT
    CIVIL PENALTY
    INJUNCTION
    COMPLIANCE
    THEREOF
    HEREBY
    JURISDICTION
    
                       UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                    DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
    
    
                                    )
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,       )
                                    )
                        Plaintiff,  )
               v.                   )
                                    ) Civil Action No.
    NU SKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,    )
         a corporation,             )
                                    )
                        Defendant.  )
                                    )
    
                              CONSENT DECREE
    
         WHEREAS: Plaintiff, the United States of America, has
    
    commenced this action by filing the Complaint herein; defendant
    
    Nu Skin International, Inc., has waived service of the Summons
    
    and Complaint; the parties have been represented by the attorneys
    
    whose names appear hereafter; and the parties have agreed to
    
    settlement of this action upon the following terms and
    
    conditions, without adjudication of any issue of fact or law and
    
    without defendant admitting liability for any of the matters
    
    alleged in the Complaint;
    
         THEREFORE, on the joint motion of plaintiff and defendant,
    
    it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:
    
         1.    This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and
    
    the parties.
    
         2.    The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be
    
    granted against the defendant under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b), and
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
  • Plaintiff, the United States of America, has
  • commenced this action by filing the Complaint herein; defendant
  • and Complaint; the parties have been represented by the attorneys
  • "Commission's Order" shall mean the Federal Trade
  • Commission Order in FTC Docket No. C-3489,
  • a copy of which is attached herewith as Exhibit A and made a part
  • of this Consent Decree.
  • Pursuant to Section 5of the Federal Trade
  • Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, defendant Nu Skin
  • International, Inc., its successors and assigns, shall pay to
  • plaintiff a civil penalty of One Million Five Hundred Thousand
  • Defendant shall make this payment to the
  • United States Treasury within ten days of the date of entry
  • INJUNCTION AGAINST ORDER VIOLATIONS
  • employees, and all persons in active concert or participation
  • Consent Decree by personal service or otherwise, are hereby
  • defendant's compliance with such Order as so modified
  • PERSONS AFFECTED; CONTINUING JURISDICTION
  • current officers and managers, and to its agents,
  • respect to the subject matter of this Decree,
  • Commission, by mailing a copy thereof, to the Associate Director
  • Inc. consented to the issuance of a cease and desist order by the Federal Trade Commission
  • The FTC now alleges that NSI did not have competent and reliable scientific evidence, as
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