Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Olson)
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 21, 1979No. Civ. 21098PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAMURA, J.
The central issue in this original proceeding is whether the California statutes dealing with false and misleading advertising (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17500 et seq.) and unfair competition (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) are violative of the First Amendment protection accorded to commercial speech.
The district attorney brought an action in the name of the People against Forest E. Olson, Inc., and Coldwell, Banker & Company (defendants) to enjoin and recover civil penalties for the alleged dissemination of false and deceptive newspaper advertisements in violation of the two…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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