Legal Opinion
American Home Products Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 7, 1987No. 85 Civ. 4858 (WCC)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge:
This lawsuit represents a major battle in an endless war between two titans of the over-the-counter (“OTC”) drug industry, in which each accuses the other of falsity in its advertising claims of efficacy and safety. Small nations have fought for their very survival with less resources and resourcefulness than these antagonists have brought to their epic struggle for commercial primacy in the OTC analgesic field.
American Home Products Corporation (“AHP”) which, through its Whitehall Laboratories, Inc. (“Whitehall”) subsidiary, markets the OTC…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Amstar Corporation v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. And Atlanta Pizza, Inc., Pizza Enterprises, Inc. And Pizza Services, Inc., Hanna Creative Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- The Coca-Cola Company v. Tropicana Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, Th. Steinweg Nachf. v. Steinway & SonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Vidal Sassoon, Inc. v. Bristol-Myers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Avis Rent a Car System, Inc. v. The Hertz CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Castrol Inc. v. Pennzoil Company and Pennzoil Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Van Den Bergh Foods Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Campbell Soup Company, Defendants-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Johnson & Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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