Legal Opinion
Exxon Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 30, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-167PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
This is an effort by certain major oil producing and marketing corporations to appeal an interlocutory order entered by an Administrative Law Judge and affirmed by the Federal Trade Commission. Although the factual background is not complex, certain facets of the case, including the order issued, are novel. An understanding of the background of the case is therefore necessary to an understanding of the ruling of the Court.
I. Factual Background
The plaintiffs in this action are four major oil companies 1 which, with certain others, 2 are respondents…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McCormick v. HirschDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Texaco, Inc. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- Coastal States Gas Corp. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- Exxon Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
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