Ninth Circuit: FTC can get its bag

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit held that a Nevada federal court improperly blocked the Federal Trade Commission from collecting on more than $131 million in money judgments it obtained against Benjamin Hoskins and his wife Leanne Rodgers stemming from a telemarketing scam. The lower court incorrectly determined that Nevada’s six-year statute of limitations precluded the FTC from enforcing the judgments, but the Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act imposes no time limit for collecting debts owed to the federal government.Read the ruling here.Read our prior coverage of this scam here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads