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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Lifewatch Inc. et al.
Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: December 9, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Lifewatch, Inc., Safe Home Security, Inc., MedGuard Alert, Inc. and several individuals were ordered to pay a total of $86.3 million, suspended contingent on the payment of $2 million, in a settlement with the FTC and the State of Florida of allegations the companies participated in abusive and deceptive practices in the course of telemarketing their medical alert systems.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Florida Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Florida
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