Legal Opinion
Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General v. Consumer Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 13, 1985No. 88, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
We granted certiorari in this case to resolve several issues under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act, Maryland Code (1975, 1983 Repl.Vol.), Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article.
Consumer Publishing Company is an Ohio corporation which, under various names, sells “diet” pill plans through the mails. The active ingredient in the pills sold by the Company is phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride (PPA). The Company has promoted its products with full-page advertisements in Maryland newspapers and has made sales to consumers in Maryland. On May 20, 1981, the Consumer Protection…
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