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Trudeau Pulls the Plug on ERA Lawsuit Appeal
Dec 20, 2006
Response This Week
VENTURA, Calif. – On Nov. 29, a California Appellate Court posted the “voluntary dismissal” of popular infomercial host Kevin Trudeau’s appeal in his lawsuit against the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA). According to court records, Trudeau’s camp requested the dismissal on Nov. 28, after requesting two hearing extensions – in August and October.
The dismissal perhaps comes as little surprise to an industry that was initially shocked by Trudeau’s $10 million lawsuit against ERA, which was filed on Sept. 21, 2005, and tossed out by a California Superior Court judge on Jan. 29. Trudeau appealed that action on April 6, but the process never really moved forward from that point.
“ERA is pleased that Mr. Trudeau has abandoned his appeal,” said Barbara Tulipane, ERA president, in a statement to Response. “From the outset of this case, ERA has maintained that Mr. Trudeau’s allegations were without merit. The Superior Court agreed with ERA, dismissed Mr. Trudeau’s lawsuit, and ordered him to reimburse ERA for some of its legal fees. Now that the lawsuit has concluded, ERA looks forward to continuing to work with leaders in the electronic retailing industry to protect consumers’ rights.”
Repeated attempts by Response to gain comment from Trudeau on the appeal’s dismissal were ignored until this week, when a spokesperson for the infomercial host said that Trudeau had “no comment.” This comes in stark contrast to Trudeau’s bold statements and predictions throughout the process, including promises of an “exposé on what is really going on in this industry” during the initial lawsuit.