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F.T.C. v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.

Civ. A. No. 83-1940.

580 F.Supp. 981 (1983)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Carley, Jerold D. Cummins, Judith P. Wilkenfeld, Joel Winston, Melvin Orlans, F.T.C., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Martin London, Martin Flumenbaum, Elizabeth Kolton, New York City and Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

GESELL, District Judge.

This is an enforcement proceeding brought by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") pursuant to section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to enjoin Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation ("B & W") from deceptively advertising the tar content of the Barclay king-size cigarette, which B & W advertises as "1 mg. tar" and "99% tar free."1 The FTC charges...

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