1981. Action to enjoin and restrain the interstate shipment of Mag-HTet-O-Balm.
U. S. v. Samuel Cohen (S. C. Sales Co.). Injunction granted. (Inj. No.
136.)
COMPLAINT FILED: On March 15, 1946, District of Maryland, against Samuel
Cohen, an individual, and Samuel Cohen, trading as S. C. Sales Co. The com-
plaint charged that prior to and since July 1, 1945, the defendant had been
shipping in interstate commerce consignments of Mag-Net-O-Balm, a drug, which
was misbranded in various respects.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the statements on the tubes
and cartons and in a circular accompanying a shipment made on or about
July 11, 1945, were false and misleading since the statements in the labeling
represented that the article would be efficacious in the treatment of reducible
rupture, rheumatic pains, chest colds, head colds, symptomatic rheumatic
pains, muscular lumbago, stiff neck, sprains, and sciatica. Other shipments
of the product made prior to that time were misbranded because of similar
false and misleading curative and therapeutic claims.
PRAYER OF COMPLAINT : That the defendant be restrained and enjoined, during
the pendency of the action and permanently, from shipping in interstate com-
merce misbranded drugs.
DISPOSITION : May 29, 1946. The defendant having failed to file an answer or
any other pleading, a permanent injunction was granted against the defendant
individually, and trading as the S. C Sales Co., from shipping in interstate
commerce the drug, Mag-Net-O-Balm.