Legal Opinion
Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 7, 1944No. 8595PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Appellant is an Indiana corporation and is engaged in the sale and distribution in interstate commerce of certain medical preparations described as “Dr. Miles’ Nervine,” “Dr. Miles’ Nervine Tablets,” and “Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills.” The sales of these products amount to around a million dollars annually.
Stated in general terms, the present controversy grows out of the fact that some two or three years ago the Federal Trade Commission, after an investigation, reached the tentative conclusion that appellant’s advertising material failed fully to reveal that these preparations, if used by…
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