The Bureau will vigorously enforce Commission orders in this area and will pursue significant civil penalties where violations occur. The FTC vote to authorize filing the complaint and proposed consent judgment in court was 5-0. They were filed on October 18 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It is subject to court approval. This consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.