Legal Opinion
Gelb v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 1944No. 144PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
In September 1938 the Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against Clairol, Inc., a New York corporation, and three individuals who were its officers and controlled its advertising policies and practices. The complaint charged violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S. C.A. § 45, in advertising two cosmetic preparations for shampooing and coloring the hair known generally as “Clairol” and specifically as “Progressive Clairol” and “Instant Clairol”. The proceedings resulted in the commission’s order of October 8, 1941, which dismissed the complaint as…
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