{"id":44116,"date":"2024-02-26T16:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-action-leads-to-ban-for-company-and-its-owner-who-failed-to-ship-ppe-next-day-at-height-of-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T16:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:22:54","slug":"ftc-action-leads-to-ban-for-company-and-its-owner-who-failed-to-ship-ppe-next-day-at-height-of-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-action-leads-to-ban-for-company-and-its-owner-who-failed-to-ship-ppe-next-day-at-height-of-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Action Leads to Ban for Company and Its Owner Who Failed to Ship PPE \u2018Next Day\u2019 at Height of Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, Kevin Lipsitz, who defrauded consumers by falsely promising \u201cnext day\u201d shipping of facemasks and respirators to consumers at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be banned<\/a> from selling personal protective equipment (PPE) and be required to turn over more than $145,000 to the FTC.<\/p>\n

The FTC first sued Lipsitz and his company, SuperGoodDeals.com, in July 2020. Beginning in March of that year, when the company sought to capitalize on the soaring demand for PPE from consumers worried about being exposed to the coronavirus, SuperGoodDeals\u2019 website claimed PPE was \u201cin stock,\u201d and touted \u201cPay Today, Ships Tomorrow.\u201d In numerous instances, though, Lipsitz and SuperGoodDeals did not have masks in stock and took weeks to ship the PPE merchandise customers ordered.<\/p>\n

\u201cFailing to adhere to promised fast shipping times for facemasks, or any other product for that matter, isn\u2019t just unscrupulous \u2013 it\u2019s illegal,\u201d said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC\u2019s Bureau of Consumer Protection.\u00a0\u201cThe FTC will take strong action against those engaging in such practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

SuperGoodDeals received many complaints through emails, phone calls, and website chat messages about the shipping delays. Some of the complaints were from customers who were in dire need of PPE, including those ordering facemasks for healthcare professionals, immunocompromised family members, and child welfare workers making in-home visits.<\/p>\n

The proposed court order, which was agreed to by Lipsitz and SuperGoodDeals, includes a number of requirements:<\/p>\n