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Florida Attorney General Sues Man For Caylee Doll, Vick Chew Toys And Deceptive Practices

By Eddie Farah

It is the utmost in bad taste and proof that there are bad people among us.

Apparently the Florida Attorney General agrees. The Jacksonville businessman who created toys in the image of slain 2-year-old, Caylee Anthony, and chew toys resembling former NFL player Michael Vick who raised fighting pit bulls, has been sued.

No, you can't file a lawsuit for bad taste or a total lack of ethics or humanity.

Showbiz Promotions and its owner, Jaime Salcedo, represented that profits from the 'Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll' and the chew toys would go to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and local animal shelters.

Not so, says Florida AG Bill McCollum. Prosecutors say that was a front, promoted by the promoter, and that little or no contributions were made to those nonprofit organizations.

"Any company that intentionally misleads innocent consumers to believe they are contributing to worthy charitable causes is absolutely reprehensible," McCollum said to Channel 4. "It is disgusting that a company would exploit a tragic situation for personal gain."

Salcedo says he's had a change of heart, though we didn't know he even had one. He decided to cancel sales of the Caylee doll after public outcry following the discovery of the dead little girl near her grandparents' Orlando home.

Legally, the Attorney General is asking the Duval County Circuit Court to issue a permanent injunction stopping Salcedo from operating his web site Cayleedoll.com and from engaging in any activity that violates the state Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

In other words, they have this guy on their radar as does the public who flooded the AG's office with complaints on both offenses. Salcedo is also on the hook for $10,000 in civil penalties for each violation of the law.

Ultimately there is some justice to be found here and it looks like it will be found in Court.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on April 09, 2009 (boomark / email).