Legal Opinion
Worthington Compressors, Inc. v. Costle
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 20, 1981No. Nos. 80-1010 to 80-1013PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Four manufacturers of portable air compressors 1 submitted reports describing their products to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). They now appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment upholding EPA’s decision to disclose that information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).2 Appellants assert that summary judgment was inappropriate because material facts are in dispute. They further contend that the Noise Control Act of 1972,3 which requires the submission of these reports to EPA, also…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by47 opinions
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