Legal Opinion

Folds v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 23, 1951No. 10233PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners ask us to review an order of the Federal Trade Commission dated June 6, 1950, requiring petitioners to cease and desist from disseminating any advertisement which represents directly or by implication that a medicinal product called Kleerex will cause pimples to disappear or constitutes an effective treatment for pimples.

A typical advertisement of petitioners’ product follows:

“Yes, it’s true, there is a safe harmless medicated liquid called Kleerex that dries up pimples over night. Those who followed simple directions and applied Kleer-ex upon retiring were…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Federal Trade Commission v. Royal Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. Carter Products, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  4. International Parts Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sun Oil Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
  2. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  3. Burton-Dixie Corporation, John G. Sevcik, A. T. Burton, George S. Knott, Oscar D. Wiley and Ira W. Spackey v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  4. James H. Sewell, Doing Business Under the Fictitious Firm Name and Style of Burns Cuboid Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  5. James H. Sewell, Doing Business Under the Fictitious Firm Name and Style of Burns Cuboid Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956

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