Legal Opinion
Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 20, 1976No. Nos. 76-1174, 76-1304PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Per Curiam.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
2Per curiam
This action was brought by Ashland Oil, Inc. to enjoin the Federal Trade Commission from transferring information obtained from Ashland to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. The Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. John E. Moss, intervened. The information in question consists of Ashland’s reserve estimates for all its natural gas leases and contracts on federal lands. All parties concede this information is a “trade secret” of great competitive value to…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Investment Company Institute v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McLean Trucking Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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4Cited by29 opinions
- Griffin v. SW Devanney & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- Exxon Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission Kerr-Mcgee Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission Union Carbide Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- In Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation. Neal Smith v. The National Provisioner, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Federal Trade Commission v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation v. Michael Pertschuk Federal Trade Commission v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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