Legal Opinion
The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1967No. 16969PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether Petitioners’ advertising of a product, Geritol, for the relief of iron deficiency anemia, is false and misleading so as to violate Sections 5 and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. 1 At the conclusion of an administrative proceeding upon a complaint which charged Petitioners with engaging in unfair and deceptive acts, the Federal Trade Commission affirmed in part the findings of the Hearing Examiner that the Petitioners had violated Sections 5 and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Petitioners seek review to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Charles of the Ritz Distributors Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Keele Hair & Scalp Specialists, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- P. Lorillard Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General v. Consumer Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Warner-Lambert Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- American Home Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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