Legal Opinion
GAF Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1976No. 73 Civ. 1893PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKEL, District Judge.
The court is called upon to decide whether the plaintiff, GAF Corporation, is free to turn over to the Government papers of Eastman Kodak Company obtained through discovery in this private antitrust suit. The Government’s interest, pressed by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, is in use of these materials for potential “law enforcement” purposes not clearly specified or specifiable in advance.
The setting is a substantial case begun (with others by two different plaintiffs) over three years ago and now approaching trial. There has been,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Vogel v. GruazSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Essex Wire Corp. v. Eastern Electric Sales Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Dr. Chester A. Wilk v. American Medical Association, the State of New York, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- In Re San Juan Star Company, Pedro Juan Soto v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, in Re Pedro Juan Soto, Pedro Juan Soto v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, Miguel Hernandez Agosto, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago (In Re Ionosphere Clubs, Inc.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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