F.T.C. v. WORLD WIDE FACTORS, LTD.

Nos. 88-15143, 88-15326.

882 F.2d 344 (1989)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WORLD WIDE FACTORS, LTD., a Nevada corporation, d/b/a Nationwide Printing, and Printers Clearing House; David E. Williams, individually and as an officer, director, and sole shareholder of World Wide Factors, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1989.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing August 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude M. Stern, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Leslie Rice Melman, F.T.C., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FLETCHER, BEEZER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

World Wide Factors, Ltd. ("World Wide" or "appellants"), operated by David E. Williams, president and sole shareholder, sold advertising specialty items through telemarketing and conducted sham prize give-away promotions. World Wide informed consumers that they had won a substantial prize, required consumers to pay a processing fee, and advised them that if they bought products from World Wide the prize would be exempt from federal income...

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