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6 Dec 2016, 2:00 pm by Legal Skills Prof
You probably have seen Kevin on one of his many TV infomercials peddling everything from coral calcium to weight loss. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 2:26 pm by Jason Kilborn
I've been following with some interest the saga of pitchman Kevin Trudeau and his battle with a federal judge here in Chicago. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 7:09 am by Walter Olson
A federal judge in Chicago got irritated, maybe too much so, at emails from infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau’s supporters. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 3:18 am
Nov. 16, 2007) (Gettleman, J.).Judge Gettleman held defendant Kevin Trudeau ("Trudeau") in contempt for violating the Court's Stipulated Permanent Injunction (the "Injunction"). [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 10:04 am by Amir Efrati
But soon Kevin Trudeau (pictured), the controversial infomercial king who sells the book “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About,” could be pitching the product, in person, to men in orange jumpsuits. [read post]
21 May 2010, 10:33 am by Eric P. Robinson
District Judge Robert Gettleman after his court e-mail account was inundated with messages after infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau urged his supporters to e-mail the judge. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 9:54 am by Marilyn Colaninno
Reuters: TV Pitchman Trudeau Loses Appeal of $37.6 Million Fine Infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau lost his bid to throw out a $37.6 million fine for violating a 2004 Federal Trade Commission settlement over his advertising and a federal appeals court said the amount might even be too low. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 2:08 am
Defendants are Kevin Trudeau and related direct marketers. [read post]
19 Mar 2014, 6:37 am by Rachel, Law Clerk
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, March 19, 2014:Medical marijuana users eye B.C. court case to avoid 'doomsday'Plasma clinic plans to open in Toronto in defiance of promised Ontario banInfomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau gets 10 years in criminal contempt case over diet-book claimsThe NFL Seeks Restitution for M.I.A.' [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 8:22 pm by John Watts & M. Stan Herring
Judge Robert Gettlemen had found Kevin Trudeau, an infomercial pitchman, in contempt of a court order, for $36.7 million, for using deceptive tactics to market a diet program. [read post]
9 Apr 2010, 5:46 pm by Jack Pringle
Litigant Kevin Trudeau, he of infomercial fame, apparently urged his fans to send emails to District Judge Robert Gettleman to try to get the judge to side with Trudeau in a pending civil lawsuit.The resulting flood of messages actually caused the judge's Blackberry to freeze up, and Gettleman found Trudeau in contempt of court and sentenced him to jail. [read post]
25 May 2010, 4:40 am
That's the word from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which found that a judge had gone too far by ordering longtime infomercial-pitchman-of-incredibly-dubious-wares Kevin Trudeau to spend a month in the pokey. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 4:36 pm by David Kravets
Kevin Trudeau was sentenced to 30 days in jail on a contempt charge for urging his followers to e-mail a judge. [read post]
20 Mar 2014, 6:29 am by Elysia Cherry
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, March 20, 2014:Illinois Lawyer is suspended for faking illness to avoid oral argumentFirst Canadian Antibody Decision of Federal Court Significant for What It Does Not Say Via Rail says First Nations blockade affecting Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal rail line bin Laden’s son-in-law testifies: I warned him about consequences of 9/11 attacks Rob Ford crack video: Toronto police documents shed light on video and its… [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 5:33 pm by David S. Seltzer
Kevin Trudeau, an infomercial salesman famous for pitching alternative medicine, is appealing a contempt-of-court ruling by a federal judge who was annoyed that Trudeau asked the public to send the judge email in support of Trudeau. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 12:31 pm by Paul Levy
by Paul Alan LevyOne hates to defend huckster Kevin Trudeau, a notorious infomercial scam artist whose efforts have been subject to extensive consumer complaints as well as FTC proceedings, but sadly a federal judge in Chicago has given Trudeau the opportunity to mount a real First Amendment defense by holding him in criminal contempt for having urged his supporters to communicate their support to the judge.In the course of proceedings before Judge Robert Gettleman in the… [read post]