MARY JO WHITE
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
By: SEAN C. CENAWOOD (SC-1952)
Assistant United States Attorney
100 Church Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10007
Tel.: (212) 637-2705
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff
v.
ZORAN LADICORBIC LTD., a corporation
Defendant.
98 Civ. ( )
COMPLAINT
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Plaintiff, the United States of America, by its attorney, Mary Jo
White, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,
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(a)(1), 5(m)(1)(A), 9,
13(b) and 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15
U.S.C. §§ 45(a)(1), 45(m)(1)(A), 49, 53(b) and 56(a), to obtain
monetary civil penalties and injunctive and other relief for
defendant's violations of the Commission's Trade Regulation Rule
Concerning the Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel ("Care
Labeling Rule"), 16 C.F.R. Part 23, and injunctive relief for
violations of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, as
amended ("Textile Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 70, et seq., and the rules and
regulations implementing the Textile Act, 16 C.F.R. Part 303; for
violations of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, as amended
("Wool Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 68, et seq., and the rules and regulations
implementing the Wool Act, 16 C.F.R. Part 300; and for violations of
Section 5(a)(1) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)(1).
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff, the United States of America, by its attorney, Mary Jo White, United States
Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5, 5, 9, 13and 16of the Federal Trade Commission
tions implementing the Textile Act, 16 C.F.R. Part 303; for violations of the Wool Products
Defendant Zoran Ladicorbic Ltd. is a New York corporation with its office and principal place
The Care Labeling Rule, promulgated by the Commission on December 9, 1971, was amended by the
At all times during which the acts or practices complained of herein occurred, defendant was
In numerous instances in the five years preceding the date of the filing of this complaint,
Section 3 of the Textile Act, 15 U.S.C. § 70a, provides that the misbranding of textile fiber
Section 7of the Textile Act, 15 U.S.C. § 70e, authorizes the Commission to make such rules
IN VIOLATION OF THE FTC ACT
CIVIL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTION
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