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· 12/23/1980

Federal Trade Commission v. Exxon Corporation

Citations

  • 636 F.2d 1336
  • 205 U.S. App. D.C. 208
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 11153

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[I]t is very difficult for the 18 human mind to compartmentalize and selectively suppress information once learned, no matter how well-intentioned the effort may be to do so.”
  • “[I]t is very difficult for the human mind to compartmentalize and selectively suppress information once learned, no matter how well- intentioned the effort may be to do so.”
  • “In enacting [15 U.S.C. § 53(b)], Congress . . . demonstrated its concern that injunctive relief be broadly available to the FTC by incorporating a unique ‘public interest’ standard . . . rather than the more stringent, traditional ‘equity’ standard for injunctive relief.”

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Judges: Edwards, Ginsburg, Green, Hens, Joyce

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