Legal Opinion
United States v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 2, 1980No. Civ. A. 75-184PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
This action was brought on July 7, 1975, by the United States of America (the “Government”) against Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (“Reader’s Digest” or “defendant”), seeking injunctive relief and the recovery of civil penalties pursuant to sections 5(7) and 16(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(7) and 56(a)(1), for alleged violations of a consent order which became final on January 15, 1972. 1 The consent order required Reader’s Digest, which regularly uses a promotional device known as a “sweepstake” in its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Swingline, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- United States v. Papercraft Corporation, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Kimmelman v. Henkels & McCoy, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Commonwealth v. Fall River Motor Sales, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- United States v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. National Financial Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. BarkmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
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