Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 15, 1990No. 127, Docket 89-7338PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
As an independent federal administrative agency charged with preventing “unfair methods of competition” and “unfair or deceptive acts or practices,” the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) historically has operated in areas of dual state-federal regulation. Consumer warranty law is one example. While the protection of consumers from unfair practices is a traditional state police power function, federal laws and administrative regulations may operate in tandem with— or even preempt — state law under the Supremacy Clause of the United States…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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