Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. AmCan Enterprises, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 21, 1999No. 97-P-476PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
Between 1990 and 1994, the defendants, using the name “The New England Yellow Pages” and the logo “walking fingers,” mailed approximately 2,345,000 advertising solicitations to businesses in Massachusetts. Alleging violations of G. L. c. 93A, § 2,2 and 940 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 3.05(1) and 3.16(2) (1993),3 by sending misleading and deceptive solicitations to consumers for listing in a yellow page directory unconnected with a telephone company, the Attorney General brought *332an action against the defendants under c. 93A, § 4. On the Commonwealth’s motion for summary judgment, a judge of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Federal Trade Commission v. Amy Travel Service, Inc., Resort Performance, Inc., Resort Telemarketing, Inc., Thomas P. McCann Ii, and James F. WeilandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Leardi v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Mayer v. Cohen-Miles Insurance Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Tomasella v. Nestlé USA, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2019
- Commonwealth v. Chatham Development Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Aspinall v. Philip Morris CompaniesMassachusetts Superior Court · 2005
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