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Chester C. A. Wilk et al. v. AMA reveals a coordinated campaign against chiropractic care.

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The case shows that doctors were encouraged by the American Medical Association (AMA) to accuse chiropractors of ethical violations. In addition, ghostwriters paid by the AMA wrote movie and television scripts and submitted to Ann Landers and other advice columns, contributing to a general media smear campaign of chiropractic care as being "fake" and "harmful."

An 11-year court battle will ensue, with the AMA eventually relaxing its position on doctors referring patients to chiropractors. In 1987, United States District Court Judge Susan Getzendanner will find the AMA guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.