United States Benefits, LLC, also d/b/a United States Health, United Benefits of America, UBA, United Benefits, United Health Benefits, Health Care America, HCA, National Benefits of America, Insurance Specialty Group, and Adova Health; Timothy Thomas, and Kennan Dozier, also d/b/a Kennan Dozier Thomas, Accentuate designs, and Accentuate Your Home, LLC

This action was filed jointly by the State of Tennessee and the Federal Trade Commission as part of Operation Health Care Hustle. UBA allegedly engaged in numerous unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with the sale of products which are represented to be major medical health insurance but are really only memberships in various benefits associations that do not provide major medical health insurance coverage.

Press Releases

• Tennessee AG, FTC Obtain Restraining Order, Asset Freeze and Appointment of Receiver against Company Amid Fake Insurance Sales Allegations (#10-28, August 11, 2010)
• Federal Judge Issues Contempt Order After Company Principals Move Court Ordered Frozen Assets (#10-29, August 20, 2010)
• Alleged Bogus Health Insurance Marketer Agrees to Ban and Asset Liquidation in Agreement with State and FTC: Consumers Have Until December 26, 2011 to File a Claim for Restitution (#11-27, September 28, 2011)

Federal Court Filings in United States Benefits

• Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (August 3, 2010)
• State of Tennessee and FTC’s Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Asset Freeze and Appointment of Temporary Receiver (August 3, 2010)
• State of Tennessee and FTC’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Ex Parte Motion (August 3, 2010)
• State of Tennessee and FTC’s Recommendation for Appointment of Temporary Receiver (August 3, 2010)
• Order Granting State of Tennessee and FTC’s Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Asset Freeze and Appointment of Temporary Receiver (August 4, 2010)
• Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for an Order to Show Cause Why Defendants and the Relief Defendant Should Not be Held in Contempt for Violating the Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order (August 17, 2010)
• Plaintiffs’ Notice of Witness Receiver Robert H. Waldschmidt and Summary of Expected Testimony to be Used in Preliminary Injunction Hearing (August 17, 2010)
• Receiver’s Initial Report (August 17, 2010)
  
• Order Granting Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Contempt (August 18, 2010)
• Stipulated Preliminary Injunction (August 20, 2010)
• Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (September 28, 2011)

This list includes only significant filings and is not intended to be a complete record of the matter.