United States Ninth Circuit

A certain mail solicitation for internet service, which included a solicitation check, was deceptive as a matter of law within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA).

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2006
• Decided 07/13/2006
• Published 07/13/2006

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: O'SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger M. Townsend, Newman & Newman, LLP, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for appellants Ian Eisenberg, French Dreams, N.V., and Olympic Telecommunications, Inc. Derek A. Newman, Newman & Newman, LLP, Seattle, WA, was on the briefs., Ernest Leonard, Friedman & Feiger, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued the cause for appellants Coto Settlement and Christopher L. Hebard.  Lawrence J. Friedman, Friedman & Feiger, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Sarah K. Johnson and Stacy A. Connole, Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, were on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marilyn E. Kerst, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. argued the cause for appellees.  Willian E. Kovacic, General Counsel, John F. Daly, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Collot Guerard, and Michael Goodman, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., were on the brief.