Court Opinion

ID: 9762310
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:19:25.353944+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:31.714939
License: Public Domain

Cole, J.,

dissenting:

I do not believe Dr. Barnett’s advertisement is misleading or deceptive, nor do I find any evidence in the record to support the majority’s conclusion that it is deceptive. I would hold the advertisement entitled to First Amendment protection. I, therefore, dissent.
It seems plain to me that if the public reads the entire advertisement, it will realize that this is a professional who has coined a word to attract persons to his office where they may receive the services of one engaged in the general practice of dentistry with emphasis on certain named treatments, none of which encroaches upon a dental specialty.