Legal Opinion
United States v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 14, 1987No. Civ. A. 83-2220PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
The United States brings this action pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, Pub.L. No. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (codified as amended at 15 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. (1982 and Supp. Ill 1985)) (the “Act”), at the instance of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), U.S. Department of Transportation, against defendant General Motors Corporation (“GM”), a motor vehicle manufacturer. The complaint alleges that an entire generation of GM automobiles, its 1980 X-cars, are defective in that they are predisposed to…
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- Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. General Motors Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Center for Auto Safety v. PeckCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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