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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, ETC. v. MEDICAL DIRECTORS

No. 81-2069.

681 F.2d 397 (1982)

The BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN HOUSTON, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MEDICAL DIRECTORS, INC. and Weight Reduction Medical Centers, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart M. Nelkin, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Fred P. Westenberger, New Orleans, La., for F. W. Roberts Broadcasting Co., amicus curiae.

Richard Siluk, Baker & Botts, Alan D. Rosenthal, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WISDOM, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

A preliminary injunction restrains Medical Directors, Inc. and Weight Reduction Medical Centers, Inc. (the Center) from in any manner representing that their weight reduction program is approved by the Better Business Bureau (the Bureau). The Center vigorously denies that the ads which piqued the Bureau's ire imply that the Bureau vouches for the safety and effectiveness of the program, and asks that the injunction be lifted. We agree with...

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