Legal Opinion
United States v. General Motors Corporation. (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 8, 1988No. 87-5170, 87-5235PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
The United States brought this action against General Motors Corporation (“GM”) alleging various violations of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. (1982) (“the Act”) arising out of allegedly defective brakes in GM’s 1980 model X-cars. Following a lengthy bench trial, United States District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson entered judgment for GM.
We hold that, under the particular circumstances of this case, the Government failed to meet its burden of demonstrating a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. General Motors Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Center for Auto Safety, Inc. v. Drew Lewis, Secretary, Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United States v. General Motors Corporation, a Corporation. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Brock AdamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Provence v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- United States v. General Motors Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Santos v. Chrysler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Ralph Hoar & Associates v. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- Clarke v. TRW, INC.District Court, N.D. New York · 1996
- Richard Barcomb v. General Motors LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
- Richard Barcomb v. General Motors LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020