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WEIGHT WATCHERS OF WASHINGTON v. F.T.C.

No. C93-534R.

830 F.Supp. 539 (1993)

WEIGHT WATCHERS OF GREATER WASHINGTON STATE, INC. and Weight Watchers International, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington.

August 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Byrnes, Byrnes & Keller, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs.

Brian C. Kipnis, U.S. Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, Lawrence DeMille-Wagman, Federal Trade Com'n, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, for defendants.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

ROTHSTEIN, Chief Judge.

THIS MATTER comes before the court on defendants' motion to dismiss. Having reviewed the motion, together with all materials filed in support and in opposition, the court finds and rules as follows:

I. BACKGROUND

In March, 1990, the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter FTC or Commission) began an industry-wide investigation into advertising practices in the weight loss...

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