Legal Opinion
United States v. Litton Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1972No. 72-1001PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Litton Industries, Inc., appeals from a district court order directing Litton to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) orders for the disclosure of information to aid the FTC in its investigation of conglomerate corporation mergers.
The FTC issued its orders pursuant to Section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 46. 1 Upon Litton’s refusal to comply, the FTC requested the Attorney General to seek judicial enforcement pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 49. 2 He did so. After a minor modification of the request, which is not here relevant, the district…
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