Legal Opinion

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 27, 1978No. 77-1874PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appeals from a judgment of the district court which declares that the Consumer Product Safety Act, Pub.L.No.92-573, 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et seq., grants CPSC no jurisdiction over aluminum branch circuit wiring or aluminum branch circuit wiring systems, and which enjoins CPSC from publishing regulations covering such products.1 The plaintiff is Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, a manufacturer of such products. We conclude that the court misconstrued the Act, and we reverse.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Anaconda Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1977
  2. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. United States Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1976
  3. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. United States Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Southland Mower Company v. Consumer Product Safety Commission, John O. Hayward v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Pitcavage v. Mastercraft Boat Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. State Fair v. United States Consumer Products Safety CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
  4. The State Fair of Texas, Cross-Appellee, Steck & Stapf Attractions, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Kaiser Aluminum And Chemical Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978

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