UNITED STATES v. J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY, INC.

No. 70 Civ. 1589.

354 F.Supp. 521 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY, INC. and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

January 22, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., by Patricia M. Hynes, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, Janet D. Saxon, Bureau of Consumer Protection, F. T. C., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, by Powell Pierpoint, New York City, Covington & Burling, by James H. McGlothlin, John Vanderstar, Washington, D. C., Henry E. Schultz, New York City, for defendants.


MOTLEY, District Judge.

Opinion on Motion for Summary Judgment

This action was instituted against defendants to recover civil penalties for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cease and desist order. Federal Trade Commission Act (F.T.C. Act), Section 5(l), 15 U.S.C. § 45(l).

The order, which was enforced by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit with modifications, see J. B. Williams Company...

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