Source: https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/1999/11/sunco2.htm
Timestamp: 2018-01-19 17:00:36
Document Index: 435897718

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 45', '§ 1667', '§ 213', '§ 1601', '§ 226', '§ 45', '§ 2412']

United States of America v. Suntrup Ford, Inc. et al.
SUNTRUP BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., and
SUNTRUP FORD, INC., corporations, and
THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually and as an officer of the corporations,
WHEREAS: Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this action by filing the Complaint herein; defendants have waived service of the Summons and Complaint; the parties have been represented by the attorneys whose names appear hereafter; and the parties have agreed to settlement of this action upon the following terms and conditions, without adjudication of any issue of fact or law and without defendants admitting liability for any of the matters alleged in the Complaint;
2. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against defendants under Sections 5(l), 9, 13(b) and 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(l), 49, 53(b) and 56(a), as amended; the Consumer Leasing Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1667-1667f, as amended, and its implementing Regulation M, 12 C.F.R. § 213, as amended; and the Truth In Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667, as amended, and its implementing Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. § 226, as amended.
3. As used in this Consent Decree, "FTC's Order" shall mean the FTC Order in FTC Docket No. C-3779, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A and made part of this Consent Decree.
4. Defendants, their successors and assigns, shall pay to plaintiff a civil penalty of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) pursuant to Section 5(l) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(l). Defendants shall make the payment required by this paragraph within five (5) days of the date of entry of this Consent Decree by certified or cashier's check made payable to the Treasurer of the United States and delivered to The Office of Consumer Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530 for appropriate disposition.
5. Defendants, their successors and assigns, and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with any one or more of them who receive actual notice of this Consent Decree by personal service or otherwise, are hereby permanently enjoined from violating, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division or other device, any provision of the FTC's Order or the FTC's Order as it may be hereafter modified.
6. For a period of two (2) years beginning no later than thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this Consent Decree, in connection with any vehicle dealership owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by defendants, defendants (a) shall provide copies of the Federal Reserve Board's brochure titled Keys to Vehicle Leasing, a copy of which is attached to this Consent Decree as Appendix B, to each such dealership and in sufficient quantity to be available for retention by each prospective purchaser or lessor of a vehicle, and (b) shall ensure that each such dealership maintains an adequate stock of brochures and makes the brochures available, free of charge, to each prospective purchaser or lessor of a vehicle, by prominently displaying the brochures in each showroom in a location easily accessible to consumers.
7. Defendant, its successors and assigns, shall:
(a) within thirty (30) days of the date of entry of this Consent Decree, provide a copy of this Consent Decree to each current principal, officer, director, manager, employee, agent and representative having any responsibility with respect to the subject matter of this Consent Decree, and to each current advertising agency, and shall secure from each such person or entity a signed statement acknowledging receipt of a copy of this Consent Decree; and
(b) provide a copy of this Consent Decree to each future principal, officer, director, manager, employee, agent and representative having any responsibility with respect to the subject matter of this Consent Decree, and to each future advertising agency, within thirty (30) days after the person or entity assumes such position or responsibilities, and shall secure from each such person or entity a signed statement acknowledging receipt of a copy of this Consent Decree.
8. For a period of five (5) years from the date of entry of this Consent Decree, defendants, their successors and assigns, shall maintain and make available to the FTC, within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of a written request, business records demonstrating compliance with the terms and provisions of this Consent Decree.
9. This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enabling any of the parties to this Consent Decree to apply to this Court at any time for such further orders or directives as may be necessary or appropriate for the interpretation or modification of this Consent Decree, for the enforcement of compliance therewith, or for the punishment of violations thereof.
The parties, by their respective counsel, hereby consent to the terms and conditions of the Consent Decree as set forth above and consent to the entry thereof. Defendants waive any rights that may arise under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, amended by Pub. L. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847, 863-64 (1996).
MICHAEL L. REAP
(202) 326-3318
SUNTRUP BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC.
THOMAS SUNTRUP, President
THOMAS SUNTRUP, individually