Cases

RULING RE: MOTIONS TO DISMISS FILED BY RELIEF DEFENDANT ANGELINA STRANO (DOC. NO. 109), THE LEADCLICK DEFENDANTS (DOC. NO. 155), AND RICHARD CHIANG (DOC. NO. 179) JANET C. HALL, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the State of Connect*272icut (the “State”) (collectively, “plai

CHIN, Circuit Judge: In this case, plaintiffs-appellees the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the State of Connecticut (the “State”) seek to hold defendant-appellant LeadClick Media, LLC (“LeadClick”) liable for its role in the use of deceptive websites to market weight loss products. LeadClick managed a network of affiliates—known as “publishers”—to advertise on the internet products of its merchant client, LeanSpa, LL

OPINION AND ORDER JESSE M. FURMAN, District Judge: In this civil enforcement action, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the State of Florida, and the State of New York (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) sue a group of corporate entities (the “Corporate Defendants”) that this Opinion will refer to as the “Tax Club Enterprise” or the “Enterprise,” and four people associated with the Enterprise (the

15‐1009‐cv FTC v. LeadClick Media, LLC UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term 2015 (Argued: June 3, 2016 Decided: September 23, 2016) Docket Nos. 15‐1009‐cv, 15‐101

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