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Federal Trade Commission v. Lifewatch INC. et al
Case Number:
1:15-cv-05781
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February 27, 2018
FTC Says Robocalls Misled Consumers As Cos. Return Fire
The Federal Trade Commission traded barbs Monday with Lifewatch Inc. and other companies it alleges misled consumers about medical alert devices and monitoring services, with the agency saying the evidence shows the defendants duped elderly and disabled people and the businesses countering that questions about the allegations remain.
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March 13, 2017
FTC Demands Docs In Lifewatch Robocall Suit
The Federal Trade Commission urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to force two companies to cough up information related to their alleged involvement in predatory marketing with Lifewatch Inc. that targeted vulnerable elderly people, calling their opposition to the discovery requests "absurd."
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February 07, 2017
Lifewatch Must Turn Over Some Evidence Sought By FTC
An Illinois federal judge on Monday partially granted the Federal Trade Commission's demand for more discovery evidence from Lifelock in its lawsuit accusing the health monitoring company of predatory marketing, though the judge scaled down many of the agency's requests.
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February 02, 2017
Lifewatch Fights FTC's Discovery Request In Marketing Suit
The Federal Trade Commission has "manufactured" a discovery dispute in its suit accusing Lifewatch Inc. of predatory marketing that targeted vulnerable elderly people, the health-monitoring company told an Illinois federal judge Tuesday.
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January 05, 2017
Lifewatch Must Turn Over Docs In Robocall Suit, FTC Says
The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Florida asked an Illinois federal judge to force Lifewatch Inc. and its president to turn over documents about the company's relationship with several telemarketers Thursday, as part of the government's suit over Lifewatch's allegedly predatory marketing.
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September 22, 2016
FTC Asks To Keep Lifewatch Execs On Hook In Phone Scam
The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Florida struck back at an attempt by a pair of Lifewatch Inc. vice presidents to escape a lawsuit alleging abusive telemarketing practices, saying Wednesday the men were in positions of power that allowed them to oversee the scheme.
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April 01, 2016
FTC Wins Restrictions On Lifewatch's Telemarketing
The Federal Trade Commission has won a preliminary injunction in Illinois federal court barring Lifewatch Inc. from using improper telemarketing sales tactics, from lying about aspects of its business and from failing to maintain appropriate financial records.
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January 13, 2016
FTC Citing Bad Data In Telemarketing Fight, Lifewatch Says
Lifewatch Inc. on Tuesday bashed the Federal Trade Commission for using what it called "manipulated and unreliable" consumer complaint data to support a bid for a temporary ban on the medical device company's sales through telemarketing, while telling an Illinois federal judge the halt would significantly damage its business.
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December 14, 2015
Lifewatch Disclaims Telemarketing Scam At Trial With FTC
Lifewatch Inc.'s CEO took the stand Monday to urge an Illinois federal judge to not temporarily ban the medical device company from telemarketing its products, saying it has no deceptive intentions and Federal Trade Commission efforts to halt the calls threaten his business.
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August 21, 2015
FTC Says Its Evidence Is Allowed In Robocaller Injunction Row
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday told an Illinois federal court that it should reject a medical monitoring device maker's motion to strike evidence in a case accusing the company of violating telemarketing laws, arguing that all of its evidence is admissible in the fight for a preliminary injunction.