Legal Opinion

Thomas Brooks Chartered, a Professional Corporation v. James Burnett, Norman Wiemeyer, and the National Transportation Safety Board

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 28, 1990No. 89-1378PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

The National Transportation Safety Board (“the NTSB” or “the Board”) appeals the district court’s award of summary judgment holding that the NTSB could not invite manufacturers of a plane and its component parts to participate in an NTSB investigation without also allowing a representative of the individual who was killed in the crash to participate as an observer. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

The NTSB is the independent federal agency charged with investigating, determining the cause, and making recommendations for future precautions with respect to aircraft accidents. 1 To…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Webster v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Block v. Community Nutrition InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Don Olenhouse v. Commodity Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. Worker's Compensation Claim of Newman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Wyoming v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States ex rel. Precision Co. v. Koch Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. Shanks v. Alliedsignal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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