BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY v. F. T. C.

No. 22277.

424 F.2d 935 (1970)

BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY, Appellant v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gilbert H. Weil, New York City, with whom Mr. Melville Ehrlich, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Department of Justice, with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and Morton Hollander, Atty., Department of Justice, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge and MacKINNON, Circuit Judge.


BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This is a case requiring us to construe the Freedom of Information Act.1 The Bristol-Myers Company seeks an order compelling the Federal Trade Commission to produce certain documents relevant to a rulemaking proceeding initiated by the Commission on the basis of "extensive staff investigation, * * * accumulated experience and available studies and reports. * * *"2 The Commission refused...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases