Legal Opinion
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1983No. 82-5594PublishedCited by 767 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company (B & W), appeals the decision of the District Court for the Western District of Kentucky dismissing its suit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Brown & Williamson challenges the following proposed actions and statements of the FTC which the agency planned to publish in the Federal Register:(1) the FTC has concluded that its present testing methodology does not accurately assess the “tar” and nicotine yields of B & W’s Barclay cigarettes;(2) the FTC’s December, 1981 Report, which stated that the “tar” yield of…
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