Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Miller v. Publishers Clearing House, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 31, 2001No. 99-0253PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The consumer fraud division of the attorney general’s office (attorney general) began an investigation of a sweepstakes program conducted by Publishers Clearing House (PCH). The attorney general believed PCH was illegally targeting vulnerable Iowans, particularly the elderly. When PCH refused to furnish some of the information requested, the attorney general served it with a subpoena and ultimately sought a court order compelling compliance. The district court ordered production of some, but not all, of the information requested, and the attorney general appealed. We reverse…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Federal Trade Commission v. Invention Submission CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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