Legal Opinion
United States v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 15, 1978No. Misc. 78-200PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the petition of the United States to enforce a “special order” issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a division of the Department of Transportation, requiring the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. to answer certain interrogatories and produce certain documents relevant to the Administration’s (hereinafter NHTSA) investigation into alleged defects in steel-belted radial tires manufactured by Firestone. NHTSA is empowered to issue such “special orders”, which are akin to administrative…
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