Legal Opinion
Consumer Product Safety Commission v. Anaconda Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-1843PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the motions of certain defendants to dismiss or if the motions to dismiss are denied, to certify certain questions to the court of appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). This is an action brought by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) to have “old technology” aluminum wiring systems declared “imminently hazardous consumer products.” For relief the Commission requests that the court enter an order requiring the defendants to give public notice of the hazards allegedly associated with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Endicott Johnson Corp. v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- MacKenzie v. A. Engelhard & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States v. Anaconda Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. United States Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
3Cited by2 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. Anaconda Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. The Anaconda Company, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Atlantic Richfield Company Consumer Product Safety Commission v. The Anaconda CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979