State Attorneys General can bring cases against funeral homes who do not provide price lists under their own state consumer protection laws. Copies are available at the address below. The Commission vote to authorize filing of the Nashville cases was 5-0. They were filed yesterday by the Department of Justice at the FTC's request in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in Nashville. These consent decrees are for settlement purposes only and do not constitute admissions by the defendants of law violations.
Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.