Mealey's ( July 8, 2024, 10:19 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A divided panel of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a Missouri federal court’s order permanently enjoining a personal protective equipment (PPE) retailer from any further sales of PPE and ordering the retailer to turn over $14,651,185.42 to the Federal Trade Commission to be used as equitable relief for violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Mail, Internet or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule in failing to fulfill orders within the retailer’s advertised timeframe during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic....