Legal Opinion
N. Van Dyne Advertising Agency, Inc. v. United States Postal Service
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 15, 1974No. 73 Civ. 4584PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff brings this action to enjoin the defendant (hereafter the Postal Service) from enforcing a mail stop order which denied mail privileges to “Soberin Aids,” a product advertised by plaintiff as allegedly helpful to “break the drinking cycle.” Soberin Aids consists of syrup of ipecac, an emetic which usually induces nausea, followed by vomiting. Plaintiff has advertised “Soberin Aids” in magazines and solicited mail orders at $10 per purchase.
The Postal Service filed an administrative complaint charging that plaintiff was engaged in a scheme…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Public Clearing House v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Leach v. CarlileSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- P. Lorillard Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Webr, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Florian R. Burczynski, Etc., D/B/A Ultravision Broadcasting Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Unique Ideas, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- American Testing Institute v. U.S. Postal ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- United States Postal Service v. Allied Treatment, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
- Original Cosmetics Products, Inc. v. StrachanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- United States Postal Service v. David NotestineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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