F.T.C. v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE

No. 01-5391.

294 F.3d 141 (2002)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin A. Schwarz argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Stephen A. Saltzburg and Stephen A. Stack Jr.

Melvin H. Orlans, Special Litigation Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was John F. Daly, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

In the course of investigating whether a manufacturer of drugs listed its patents properly in the compilation maintained by the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission issued a subpoena directing the company to produce documents relating to a particular drug. When the company resisted, claiming the attorney-client privilege shields the documents, the Commission repaired...

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