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

No. 83-2129.

778 F.2d 35 (1985)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1985.

Amended December 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin London, New York City, for appellant.

Jerold D. Cummins, Deputy Asst. Gen. Counsel, F.T.C., with whom Howard E. Shapiro, Deputy Gen. Counsel, F.T.C., Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, BORK and SCALIA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BORK.

BORK, Circuit Judge.

The Federal Trade Commission brought this enforcement proceeding in the district court to enjoin the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation ("B & W") from deceptively advertising the tar content of its Barclay king-size cigarettes. B & W advertises these cigarettes as being "1 mg tar by a recognized method used by B & W and supported by independent laboratories." The FTC...

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