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Steven Patrick Garvey

147. FTC v. Steven Patrick Garvey, et al. Civil Action No. 00-09358-AHM (AIJx) (C.D. Cal. filed Aug. 31, 2000)

Defendants: Steven Patrick Garvey a/k/a Steve Garvey, Garvey Management Group, Inc., Lark Kendall a/k/a Kendall Carson, Mark Levine, David Richmond, and Modern Interactive Technology, Inc.

Type: Deceptive Health Product Claims

In a companion case to an earlier suit and settlement involving "The Enforma System" weight-loss program, the FTC charged two Enforma spokesmen, an infomercial company, and its two principles with playing an active role in developing deceptive advertising claims. The FTC alleged that baseball star Steve Garvey and "nutritionist" Kendall appeared on Enforma’s Web site, on its packaging, and in the two infomercials that were broadcast more than 30,000 times. The Commission alleged that the infomercial defendants and these spokesmen developed and contributed to numerous deceptive claims about the efficacy of Enforma’s "Fat Zapper" and "Exercise in a Bottle."

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/garveyrelease.htm (press release - complaint)

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