Legal Opinion
United Egg Producers v. Standard Brands, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 1995No. 93-8391PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case comes to us on United Egg Producers’ (UEP) appeal from the district court’s refusal to enforce a Settlement Stipulation (Stipulation) entered into between UEP and Standard Brands in 1978. The district court refused to enforce the Stipulation because it concluded that the stipulation violates the First Amendment. This conclusion is reviewed de novo. In Re Thomas, 883 F.2d 991 (11th Cir.1989).
United Egg Producers filed suit in the 1970s in response to advertisements by Standard Brands, Inc. (producers of Egg Beaters) which, UEP alleged, wrongfully disparaged…
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