Federal Trade Commission v. World Wide Factors, Ltd.

873 F.2d 1235 57 USLW 2660 , 1989-1 Trade Cases 68,548 , 1989-2 Trade Cases 68,707 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WORLD WIDE FACTORS, LTD., a Nevada corporation, dba Nationwide Printing, and Printers Clearing House; David E. Williams, individually and as an officer, director, and sole shareholder of World Wide Factors, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 88-15143, 88-15326. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 13, 1988. Decided April 21, 1989. Claude M. Stern, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellants. Leslie Rice Melman, F.T.C., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before FLETCHER, BEEZER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 World Wide Factors, Ltd. ("World Wide" or "appellants"), operated by David E. Williams, president and sole shareholder, sold advertising specialty items through telemarketing and conducted sham prize give-away promotions. World Wide informed consumers that they had won a substantial prize, required consumers to pay a processing fee, and advised them that if…