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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Aug. 30, 2012

Online company must pay $3.7 million in civil sanctions, 9th Circuit rules

An online financial services company must pay $3.7 million in civil contempt sanctions for violating a court order to stop misleading consumers, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An online financial services company must pay $3.7 million in civil contempt sanctions for violating a court order to stop misleading consumers, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.


The hefty award equals the sum lost by people fooled by deceptive email ads for "no cost" debit cards and a shopping club membership program marketed by EDebitPay LLC of Universal City and Valle...

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