Communications
Sep. 3, 2014
Judge blasts FTC, undoes temporary restraining order
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter reversed his decision to grant a temporary restraining order after details emerged in a case the Federal Trade Commission brought over allegedly fraudulent cell phone billing practices.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge made a complete about-face last week in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against several content providers accused of scamming mobile phone users out of $100 million by charging them for unwanted "premium" text messages.
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter dissolved a temporary restraining order, unfroze defendants' assets and discharged the rece...
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