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F.T.C. v. TRUDEAU

No. 10-1383.

606 F.3d 382 (2010)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. Kevin TRUDEAU, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. O'Toole (argued), Federal Trade Commission, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Kimball R. Anderson (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Gary S. Feinerman (argued), Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Kevin Trudeau was before us last year, on appeal from a district judge's order finding him in contempt of court, fining him nearly $40 million, and barring him from appearing in any infomercials for three years. We found that the district judge properly held him in civil contempt (he had violated the terms of a consent order barring him from misrepresenting the content of any of his books on TV) but remanded the case so that the penalty he incurred...

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