United States DC Circuit

Dismissal for failure to state a claim of a challenge to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release that reported the settlement of a case the agency brought against plaintiff for false and misleading advertising is affirmed where the district court correctly found that the differences between the press release and the stipulated order were minor or illusory.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2006
• Decided 07/28/2006
• Published 07/28/2006

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Bradford argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Daniel J. Hurtado and Daniel Mach.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Yelin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, Litigation Counsel.