Legal Opinion
Audubon Life Insurance v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided July 30, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-952-BPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge:
The circumstances giving rise to this action began in September, 1980, when the Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) adopted a resolution authorizing the use of compulsory process in a nonpublic investigation of the practices of certain finance companies and automobile dealerships. The resolution provided that the F. T. C. was to conduct an investigation to determine whether certain unnamed companies and dealerships were acting in violation of Section 5 of the F. T. C. Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. § 45, against unfair or deceptive practices. In particular, the investigation was…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
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