California Court of Appeal

Neither the Federal Trade Commission Act nor the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act preempts a suit against the makers and distributors of over-the-counter dietary supplements, for violations of California unfair competition law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2002
• Published 06/27/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Mark Boling for Plaintiff and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank and Herschel T. Elkins, Assistant Attorneys General, Ronald Reiter and Ian K. Sweedler, Deputy  Attorneys General, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Mark G. Bonino, Allan E. Anderson, Los Angeles, and Rachael A. Campbell for Defendants and Respondents.