Legal Opinion

Greg Herrick v. Jane Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, the Fairchild Corporation, Amicus Curiae

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 24, 2002No. 01-8011PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

This suit under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requires us to determine the proper application of the “trade secret” exemption to FOIA’s general requirement that the federal government release information to the public. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

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Greg Herrick, the plaintiff and appellant in this case, sought information from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) regarding a 1936 antique F-45 aircraft manufactured by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation (“Fairchild”). In November 1997 Herrick sent a FOIA request to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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