Legal Opinion
Weight Watchers of Greater Washington State, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided August 9, 1993No. C93-534RPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
ROTHSTEIN, Chief Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss. Having reviewed the motion, together with all materials filed in support and in opposition, the court finds and rules as follows:
I. BACKGROUND
In March, 1990, the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter FTC or Commission) began an industry-wide investigation into advertising practices in the weight loss industry. Plaintiffs Weight Watchers of Greater Washington State, Inc. and Weight Watchers International, Inc. claim that the Commission targeted only mainstream…
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