Legal Opinion
McNeilab Inc. v. American Home Products Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 26, 1988No. 1071, Docket 88-7010PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The ongoing competition between McNeilab, Inc. (McNeil), a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and American Home Products Corporation (AHP), rival pain reliever manufacturers, has brought anything but relief to the federal courts. Instead, repeated and protracted litigation has created a substantial headache. The competitive battlefield has shifted from the shelves of supermarkets and drugstores to the courtroom. Once again, we are called upon to restrain deceptive advertising practices and to protect the public from inaccurate safety claims.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Johnson & Johnson v. Carter-Wallace, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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