Legal Opinion
Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. v. Gaus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1995No. 94-5356PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The court must decide whether a panel of experts and consumers convened by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to develop a clinical practice guideline on the treatment of lower back pain for health care practitioners was an “advisory committee” under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.App. §§ 1-15 (“FACA”). Appellant Sofamor Danek, Inc. maintains that the Low Back Panel was an advisory committee and that the federal government must discontinue distribution of and reliance on the Clinical Practice…
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- Public Citizen v. United States Department of JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Freightliner Corp. v. MyrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Tao v. FreehCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
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