F.T.C. v. NHS SYSTEMS, INC.

Civil Action No. 08-2215.

708 F.Supp.2d 456 (2009)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff v. NHS SYSTEMS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, also d/b/a National Healthcare Solutions and National Health Net Online, and Harry F. Bell, Jr., individually and as an officer or principal of NHS Systems, Inc., and Physician Health Service, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, also d/b/a American Health Benefits On Line, and Donna Newman, individually and as an officer or principal of Physician Health Service, LLC, and John E. Bartholomew, individually, and Plus Health Savings, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation Physicians Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, also d/b/a American Health Benefits On Line Health Management, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company 6676529 Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation Nicole Bertrand, individually and as an officer or principal of 6676529 Canada, Inc. Barry Kirstein, individually "Dannie Boie" a person whose true identity is unknown, individually PHS Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada corporation First Step Management, Inc., a St. Lucia company Gold Dot, Inc., a St. Lucia company Linke Jn Paul, individually and as an officer or principal of First Step Management, Inc. and Gold Dot, Inc. Tasha Jn Paul, individually and as an officer or principal of Gold Dot, Inc. Nevada Business Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation Interface Management, Inc., a Florida corporation, also d/b/a Galaxy Member Benefits Beginning Again, Inc., a Florida corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

September 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris A. Senturia , Julie A. Lady , Federal Trade Commission, Cleveland, OH, Michael S. Blume , United States Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Christopher H. Casey , Dilworth Paxson LLP, Lauren M. Durant , Marc Durant , Durant & Durant LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Donna Newman , Miami, FL, Adam Z. Solomon , Scott Shaffer , The Lustigman Firm PC, New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION

POLLAK, District Judge.

In this litigation, whose underpinnings I will not discuss at great length, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has alleged that a vast telemarketing scheme was perpetrated by the named defendants. I have already ordered preliminary injunctive relief in favor of the FTC and appointed a receiver over the corporate defendants (the "Receivership Entities") in order to recoup funds...

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