District Court Orders Record Fines in FTC Action Against Deceptive Telemarketers | Practical Law
In Federal Trade Commission v. Navestad, the US District Court for the Western District of New York granted the FTC's motion for summary judgment against defendants accused of making deceptive automated telemarketing calls (robocalls) in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the FTC Act. The district court ordered permanent injunctive relief and $30,000,000 in civil penalties against the defendants, the largest fine ever imposed for unlawful calls to consumers on the national Do Not Call Registry.