Legal Opinion
United States v. International Business Machines Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 2, 1975No. 69 Civ. 200 (DNE)PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDELSTEIN, Chief Judge:
The deposition program in this antitrust action involving hundreds of nonparty witnesses gives rise to the instant opinion. These depositions are governed by the Publicity in Taking Evidence Act, 15 U.S.C. § 30 (1970), which mandates that depositions taken in a suit in equity brought by the United States under 15 U.S.C. §.§ 1-7 shall be open to the public as freely as are trials in open court and that no order excluding the public from such proceedings shall be valid or enforceable. Aware, however, that these depositions might expose and explore trade secrets or…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- United States v. Henry BellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Theron ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- AO Smith Corporation v. Petroleum Iron Works Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
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