According to the complaint, the defendants violated the Funeral Rule by failing to give consumers a general price list containing all of the prices and disclosures required by the rule, and by failing to give consumers, in conjunction with the price of outer burial containers, a written disclosure about the legal and practical requirements of purchasing an outer burial container. In addition, the defendants are required to give each employee who sells funeral goods and services a copy of the consent decree and, for a period of five years, to maintain records showing compliance with the terms of the settlement. Also, for five years, defendants Donald Morris and David Heisterkamp must notify the FTC about their affiliation with any new business or employment in which their duties and responsibilities involve the sale of funeral goods and services. The FTC vote to authorize filing of the proposed complaint and consent decree was 5-0. This consent decree is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute admissions by the defendants of law violations.
Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.