Is there a lawsuit against 1-800 contacts?

Beginning in 2002, 1-800 Contacts began a series of trademark infringement lawsuits against its competitors. The cases largely settled, and between 2004 and 2013, 1-800 Contacts entered into thirteen settlement agreements (and one sourcing and services agreement) to resolve its trademark disputes.

Does 1800 contacts really verify prescription?

By law, we have to verify your prescription to make sure the contacts we’re sending out are correct. When you send in your prescription, we can use it to verify your order in minutes and ship your contacts out right away. In fact, if you order before 5:00 PM EST, we can guarantee they’ll ship out that day!

Is 1-800 Contacts FDA approved?

All lenses 1-800 Contacts sells are FDA-approved for sale in the United States.

Is selling contact lenses illegal?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have repeatedly confirmed that it is illegal to sell contact lenses – including cosmetic lenses – without requiring a prescription. They are not cosmetics or over-the-counter merchandise. They are medical devices regulated by the U.S. FDA.

Are there any restrictions on 1-800 Contacts?

Also under the order, 1-800 Contacts would be barred from agreeing with a seller to restrict, prohibit, regulate or otherwise limit that seller’s use of truthful, non-deceptive, and non-trademark-infringing advertising or promotion.

What did the FTC say about 1-800 Contacts?

The FTC filed an administrative complaint charging that 1-800 Contacts, the largest online retailer of contact lenses in the United States, unlawfully orchestrated a web of anticompetitive agreements with rival online contact lens sellers that suppress competition in certain online search advertising auctions and that restrict truthful and

What did 1-800 Contacts do to eliminate competition?

According to the administrative complaint, 1-800 Contacts entered into bidding agreements with at least 14 competing online contact lens retailers that eliminate competition in auctions to place advertisements on the search results page generated by online search engines such as Google and Bing.

When did 1-800 Contacts become a public company?

In 2006, its last year as a public company, the company reported net sales of US$ 247 million. 1-800 Contacts was founded in 1995 by Jonathan C. Coon and John F. Nichols, and was incorporated in February that year. The company held an IPO in 1998 on NASDAQ with the symbol CTAC with an offer price of $27.5M and share price of $12.50.