US Patent and Trademark Office Impersonator Reported to FTC
MADISON, CONN. Feb. 11, 2026 – A company calling itself “Patent & Trademark Office” is violating the FTC’s Impersonation Rule as well as the FTC Act by falsely posing as…
Memberships to LA Fitness Gym
Case Name (Date)
Rocca et al. v. Fitness International, LLC
18-cv-58, C.D. Cal.
(Jan. 2018)
Product/Service
Memberships to LA Fitness
Allegations
Misleadingly representing that consumers are signing-up for and obligated to pay for a one-month gym membership when they are signing-up for and obligated to pay for one year of membership
Status
Settled and voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
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