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Federal Trade Commission, State of Nevada, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Utah Division of Consumer Protection, Plaintiffs, v. Lens.com, Inc., a corporation, Speed Commerce, LLC, a limited liability company, and Cary Samourkachian, individually, as an owner and officer of Lens.com, Inc., and as an owner and officer of Speed Commerce, LLC,
Defendants.
Defendants.
Federal Court
District of Nevada
Case Summary
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by the Utah and Nevada Attorneys General, sued to stop a long-running deceptive pricing scheme run by contact lens retailer Lens.com Inc.
In a joint complaint, the FTC, Utah and Nevada allege that Lens.com, along with its owner Cary Samourkachian and an affiliated entity Speed Commerce LLC (together referred to as Lens.com), advertise artificially low prices for contact lenses but then charge consumers much higher prices through substantial, mandatory “Taxes & fees” charges.
Lens.com’s hidden fees routinely double the price it advertises for contact lenses, costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, the complaint alleges.