Legal Opinion · Dissent
Center for Auto Safety v. Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary, Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 8, 1987No. 86-5436Published
1DissentBork, Circuit Judge
In 1977, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), an arm of the Department of Transportation, opened a lengthy investigation of possible safety defects in certain Ford Motor Company automobiles and trucks. The Secretary of Transportation settled the matter with Ford in 1980 and NHTSA closed its investigation in 1981. This court upheld the settlement agreement. Center for Auto Safety v. Lewis, 685 F.2d 656 (D.C.Cir.1982). A petition to reopen the investigation was denied in 1981 and a petition to reconsider the denial, submitted by the Center for Auto Safety, was denied in…
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