Federal Case

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that in civil contempt actions liability must be shown by clear and convincing evidence, but associated damages need only be proven by a preponderance of the evidence
• affirming contempt sanction in the amount of gross sales and stating in dictum that, “[i]n the underlying action, the sanctions imposed by the district court would have been authorized by Section 13(b) _”
• “Proof of individual reliance by each purchasing customer is not a prerequisite to the provision of equitable relief needed to redress fraud.”
• “This court reviews the grant or denial of a motion for civil contempt under the abuse of discretion standard.”
• “Proof of individual reliance by each purchasing customer is not a prerequisite to the provision of equitable relief needed to redress fraud.”
• “Liability under the FTC Act is predicated upon certain misrepresentations or misleading statements, coupled with action taken in reliance upon those statements.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).