Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Manufacturers Hanover Consumer Services, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1983No. Misc. 81-363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
This proceeding arises from a nationwide investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) into certain credit practices. The investigation and litigation it instigated were described as follows by District Judge Charles Schwartz, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana:
This proceeding was invoked by the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) pursuant to Section 20 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-l for an order compelling respondents to comply with civil investigative demands (CIDs) issued by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Union Labor Life Insurance v. PirenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Doreen M. Cochran v. Paco, Inc., Clara M. Jones v. Paco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Federal Trade Commission v. Dixie Finance Company, Inc. And Transouth Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sanger Insurance Agency v. HUB International, LimiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Elliott v. ITT Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- American Standard Life & Accident Insurance v. U.R.L., Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Wexco Inc. v. IMC, INC.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- First National Bank v. Sedgwick James of Minnesota, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
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