Legal Opinion

Stanley Laboratories, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 20, 1943No. 10149PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

The single issue here presented is whether there is substantial evidence to support the respondent’s findings that the petitioners’ use of the letters “M.D.”, either alone or in conjunction with the picturization of a doctor, nurse, or cross, in connection with a medicated douche powder put out by the petitioners, is deceptive in that it tends to lead the public to believe that the powder is endorsed by the medical profession or by the American National Red Cross.

This is an original proceeding upon a petition to review and set aside an order to cease and desist issued…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Aronberg v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  4. Federal Trade Commission v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. DDD CORPORATION v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. SahatiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
  2. Charles of the Ritz Distributors Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  3. Spradling v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Abel Allan Goodman, an Individual Trading as Weavers Guild v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  5. P. Lorillard Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950

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