UNITED STATES v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

No. 74-1656.

518 F.2d 420 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd N. Cutler, Washington, D. C., with whom Timothy B. Dyk, C. Boyden Gray and Ronald J. Greene, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Nathan Dodell, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., was on the brief for appellee. Arnold T. Aikens, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Bruce L. Montgomery, Washington, D. C., with whom Michael N. Sohn and Charles R. Halpern, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Ralph Nader et al., as amici curiae urging affirmance.

Before TAMM and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.


LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

This case represents the first appellate examination of the defect notification provisions of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.1

The Government filed an action in the District Court for a declaration that General Motors Corporation (GM) violated this Act by failing to notify purchasers of 3/4 ton 1960-65 model year Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks (Trucks) equipped with three-piece...

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