Legal Opinion

GTE Sylvania Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety Commission

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided September 15, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-104, 75-108, 75-112 to 75-116, 75-131, 75-136 and 75-150 to 75-152PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in these twelve actions 1 are manufacturers of television receivers who seek to permanently enjoin the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“Commission”), its members and officers from releasing to the public certain television-related accident data which the plaintiffs contend is privileged, confidential, misleading and inaccurate. The accident data had been furnished to the Commission after it publicly requested and later issued subpoenas duces tecum pursuant to its authority under 15 U.S.C. § 2076(b)(3). However, this Court on October 23, 1975, after a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  2. Jacobs v. TenneyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1970
  3. Pesin v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
  4. GTE Sylvania Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
  5. Hall v. KittayDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. GTE Sylvania, Inc. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Rambus, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005
  4. Affinity Memory & Micro, Inc. v. K & Q Enterprises, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998
  5. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. And Public Citizen's Health Research Group v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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