United States v. American Greetings Corporation

WEICK, District Judge.

This is a civil action, brought under Section 5(J) of the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C.A. § 45(i)], to recover $40,000 in penalties for alleged violations of a cease and desist order of the Federal Trade Commission. The complaint originally contained 11 counts, 3 of which have been dropped. A penalty of $5,000 on each count is sought in the eight remaining counts. The defendant denies violating any of the provisions of the Order.

The defendant is a corporation engaged in an interstate business in the manufacture and sale of greeting cards.

The provisions of the…