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CaseNo: USVQII189652, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: UNITED STATES, State: TX Texas, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>USVQII189652, United States, Commission, Complaint, Judgement, Franchise, Stipulate, Hereby, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc Act, Franchise Rule, Francis, Distributorships, Defendant Anthony, United States District, Violation, Sale, Ftc, Representations, Permanent, Paragraph, Texas, Consumer, Display Rack, Engine Lubricant Product, Purchasers, Practices, Earnings, Representatives, Automobile Engine Lubricant, Materials, Proposed Change, Offering, Civil Penalties, Relief, Provisions, Employees, Compliance , ContentID: 120248098

Case Documents
1   COMPLAINT
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2 2000-05 STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 20 pages
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
FRANCHISE
FTC ACT
DISTRIBUTORSHIPS
FRANCHISE RULE
VIOLATION
SALE
REPRESENTATIONS
BUSINESS
COURT
TEXAS
CONSUMER
DISPLAY RACK
ENGINE LUBRICANT PRODUCT
PURCHASERS
PRACTICES
EARNINGS
UNITED STATES
AUTOMOBILE ENGINE LUBRICANT
OFFERING
CIVIL PENALTIES
RELIEF
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
EARNINGS CLAIM
COMPLAINT
PLAINTIFF
DECEPTIVE ACTS
EQUITABLE RELIEF
DISCLOSURE
BUSINESS VENTURE
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                              DALLAS DIVISION

                         UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                 Plaintiff,

                                    vs.

       QX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation, and ANTHONY F. FRANCIS,
       individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants.

                              Civil Action No.

   COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, CONSUMER REDRESS, PERMANENT INJUNCTION
                         AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF

   Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and
   authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission
   ("FTC" or "the Commission"), pursuant to Section 16(a)(1) of the
   Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C § 56(a)(1), for its
   complaint alleges:

   1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(a)(1), 5(m)(1)(A), 9,
   13(b), 16(a) and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C.
   45(a)(1), 45(m)(1)(A), 49, 53(b), 56(a) and 57b, to secure civil
   penalties, consumer redress, a permanent injunction, and other
   equitable relief for defendants' unfair or deceptive acts or practices
   in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), and
   the FTC's Trade Regulation Rule entitled "Disclosure Requirements and
   Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunity Ventures"
   ("the Franchise Rule" or "the Rule"), 16 C.F.R. Part 436.

                           JURISDICTION AND VENUE

   2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
   §§ 1331, 1337(a), 1345 and 1355 and 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(m)(1)(A), 49,
   53(b), 56(a) and 57b. This action arises under 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)(1).

   3. Venue in the United States District Court for the Northern District
   of Texas is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c) and 1395(a), and
   15 U.S.C. § 53(b).

                                 DEFENDANTS

   4. Defendant QX International, Inc. ("QX") was incorporated in Texas
   and had its principal place of business at 5750 Rufe Snow Drive, Suite
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  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
  • QX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation, and ANTHONY F. FRANCIS, individually and as an officer
  • COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, CONSUMER REDRESS, PERMANENT INJUNCTION
  • AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
  • Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and authorization to the
  • Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5, 5, 9, 13, 16and 19 of the Federal Trade " ("the Franchise Rule" or "the Rule"), 16 C.F.R. Part 436.
  • Defendant QX International, Inc. was incorporated in Texas and had its principal place of
  • QX offered for sale and sold display rack distributorships for automobile engine lubricant
  • At all times material to this complaint, acting alone or in concert with others, he has
  • At all times relevant to this complaint, defendants maintained a substantial course of trade
  • Beginning in at least February 1992, defendants have engaged in a common scheme to promote,
  • After being contacted by potential distributors and arranging for a face-to-face meeting,
  • In the course of offering for sale and selling automobile engine lubricant product display
  • Therefore, defendants' representations as set forth in Paragraph 8 were false and misleading,
  • In the course of offering for sale and selling automobile engine lubricant product display
  • THE FRANCHISE RULE
  • The Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to provide prospective franchisees with a complete
  • The Franchise Rule additionally requires: that the franchisor possess a reasonable basis for l basis for the earnings claim and include a warning that the earnings claim is only an estimate,

  • 2 . STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    UNITED STATES
    PLAINTIFF
    COMMISSION
    COURT
    JUDGEMENT
    COMPLAINT
    STIPULATE
    BUSINESS
    HEREBY
    FRANCIS
    DEFENDANT ANTHONY
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    ATTORNEY
    FTC
    PERMANENT
    PARAGRAPH
    REPRESENTATIVES
    MATERIALS
    PROPOSED CHANGE
    PROVISIONS
    EMPLOYEES
    COMPLIANCE
    FRANCHISE RULE
    REFUND REQUEST
    NOTIFICATION
    HEREAFTER
    SETTLEMENT
    DEFENDANT ADMITTING LIABILITY
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                  DALLAS DIVISION
    
                        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
    
                                        vs.
    
           QX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation, and ANTHONY F. FRANCIS,
           individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants.
    
                          Civil Action No. 3:98-CV-0453-D
    
         STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO
                      INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT ANTHONY F. FRANCIS
    
       Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and
       authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission
       ("FTC" or the "Commission"), commenced this action by filing the
       Complaint herein. Defendant Anthony F. Francis was personally served
       with the summons and the complaint and is appearing pro se.
    
       The individual defendant, Anthony F. Francis (hereafter "defendant"),
       and the United States, through its counsel, now hereby agree to
       settlement of this action without adjudication of any issue of fact or
       law and without defendant admitting liability for any of the
       violations alleged in the Complaint;
    
       THEREFORE, on the joint motion of defendant Anthony F. Francis and the
       United States, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
    
         1. This Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the
         defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1345, and 15 U.S.C.
         § 45, 53(b), and 57b.
    
         2. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted
         against the defendant under Sections 5(a), 5(m)(1)(A), 9, 13(b),
         16(a) and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15
         U.S.C. §§ 45(a), 45(m)(1)(A), 49, 53(b), 56(a), and 57b.
    
         3. The activities of the defendant as alleged in the Complaint are
         or were in or affecting commerce, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 44.
    
         4. Entry of this Stipulated Judgment and Order is in the public
         interest.
    
         5. The defendant enters into this Stipulated Judgment and Order
         freely and without coercion. Defendant further acknowledges that he
    
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  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
  • STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO
  • INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT ANTHONY F. FRANCIS
  • Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and authorization to the
  • Defendant Anthony F. Francis was personally served with the summons and the complaint and is
  • The individual defendant, Anthony F. Francis (hereafter "defendant"), and the United States,
  • Entry of this Stipulated Judgment and Order is in the public interest.
  • Defendant further acknowledges that he has read the provisions of this Stipulated Judgment
  • "Franchise Rule" is defined as the Commission's Trade Regulation Rule entitled "Disclosure
  • A copy of the Franchise Rule is attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated herein as if
  • Provided, however, that this judgment shall be suspended until further order of the Court
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from selling,
  • Records that reflect, for every consumer complaint or refund request, whether received
  • E. Copies of all sales scripts, training materials, advertisements, or other marketing
  • Maintain for a period of three years after creation, and upon reasonable notice, make
  • COMPLIANCE REPORTING BY DEFENDANT
  • Any proposed change in the structure of any business entity owned or controlled by the osed change in the corporation about which the defendant learns less than thirty days prior to the
  • The settling parties further stipulate and agree that the entry of the foregoing Stipulated
  • SIDNEY A. FITZWATER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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