Legal Opinion
Specialty Equipment Market Ass'n v. Ruckelshaus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 14, 1983No. Nos. 81-1047, 81-1072, 81-1076 and 81-1083PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
In 1970, Congress amended the Clean Air Act to require vehicle manufacturers to warranty the performance of their vehicles’ emission control systems. Under this performance warranty program, vehicle manufacturers were allowed to condition their warranties on the owners’ use of repair parts sold and installed by the vehicle manufacturers themselves. Such “tying” arrangements placed manufacturers of aftermarket parts — parts not installed originally on a new vehicle…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Automotive Parts & Accessories Ass'n v. BoydCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- National Petrochemical & Refiners Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, International Truck and Engine Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Natural Resources Defense Council v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Horsehead Resource Development Co. v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Ass'n of the United States, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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