Legal Opinion

Federal Trade Commission v. British Oxygen Company, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 21, 1976No. 74--1492PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

In 1973, Congress enacted § 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b).1 The statute gives the Federal Trade Commission power to seek preliminary injunctions in the district court, pending the outcome of administrative cease and desist proceedings, in certain cases where there is reason to believe that a law, the enforcement of which has been delegated to the Commission, is being violated or is about to be violated. The district court in the present case enjoined appellants Aireo, Inc. and British Oxygen Company, Ltd.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Francis C. O'Neill and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United States v. Ambrose-Augusterfer Corporation, Third-Party Francis C. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  2. Patricia B. Fehringer and Vincent D. Fehringer v. Bluebeard's Castle, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Myers v. American Dental Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  2. Federal Trade Commission v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  3. Federal Trade Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Southwest Sunsites, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Fabrication Enterprises, Inc. v. The Hygenic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. Myers v. American Dental AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983

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