Legal Opinion

Bristol-Myers Co. v. Federal Trade Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 24, 1968No. Civ. A. 2905-67PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion by the Federal Trade Commission to dismiss a complaint in an action brought against it by a manufacturer of medicines. The complaint contains a number of counts and has several distinct aspects. In fact, these distinct aspects could have been brought as separate actions, although under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure consolidation of claims is encouraged.

The first claim is one for a disclosure of certain records of the Federal Trade Commission. The plaintiff bases its rights on the recent statute enacted on June 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 54, 5…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Clement Bros. v. National Labor Relations BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1968

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  2. National Cable Television Association, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Trudeau v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
  4. M. A. Schapiro & Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
  5. Wellford v. HardinDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970

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