Legal Opinion
United States v. General Motors Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1975No. 74-1656PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This case represents the first appellate examination of the defect notification provisions of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. 1
The Government filed an action in the District Court for a declaration that General Motors Corporation (GM) violated this Act by failing to notify purchasers of % ton 1960-65 model year Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks (Trucks) equipped with three-piece 15 X 5.50 Kelsey-Hayes disc wheels (Wheels) of a defect in the Wheels relating to motor vehicle safety. The District Court concluded that a “defect” existed whenever…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Haynes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. National Security AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Harold Weisberg v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Barton Willoughby, D/B/A Willoughby FarmsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Melvin D. Reuber v. United States of America (Two Cases.) Melvin D. Reuber v. Food Chemical News (Two Cases.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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