GTE SYLVANIA INC. v. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMN.

Civ. A. Nos. 75-104, 75-108, 75-112 to 75-116, 75-131, 75-136 and 75-150 to 75-152.

438 F.Supp. 208 (1977)

GTE SYLVANIA INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, v. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION et al., and 11 other cases, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

September 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Tunnell, Jr. and William H. Sudell, Jr. of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., and Harry L. Shniderman, James M. McHaney, Jr. and Eugene C. Holloway of Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs GTE Sylvania Incorporated and Aeronutronic Ford Corp. (C.A.No.75-104 and C.A.No.75-116).

Richard J. Abrams of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., and Stephen B. Clarkson of Sullivan, Beauregard & Clarkson, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff The Magnovox Co. (C.A.No.75-112).

Januar D. Bove, Jr. of Connolly, Bove & Lodge, Wilmington, Del., and Stephen B. Clarkson of Sullivan, Beauregard & Clarkson, Washington, D. C., and Charles E. Matthews of Spengler, Carlson, Gubar & Churchill, New York City, for plaintiff Zenith Radio Corp. (C.A.No.75-113).

Charles S. Crompton, Jr. of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs Motorola, Inc. (C.A.No.75-114), Matsushita Electric Corp. of America, (C.A. No.75-150), Toshiba America, Inc. (C.A.No. 75-152), and Sharp Electronics Corp. (C.A. No.75-151).

Walter T. Kuhlmey of Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff Motorola, Inc. (C.A.No.75-114).

Irving Scher of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for plaintiff Matsushita Electric Corp. of America (C.A.No.75-150).

David Fleischer of Battle, Fowler, Lidstone, Jaffin, Pierce & Kheel, New York City, for plaintiff Toshiba America, Inc. (C.A.No.75-152).

Peter A. Dankin and Peter J. Gartland of Wender, Murase & White, New York City, for plaintiff Sharp Electronics Corp. (C.A. No.75-151).

Andrew G. T. Moore II of Connolly, Bove & Lodge, Wilmington, Del. and Charles C. Hileman III and Ira P. Tiger of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff RCA Corp. (C.A.No.75-108).

Howard M. Berg of Berg, Komissaroff & Sawyer, Wilmington, Del., and Michael A. Stiegel of Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow, Chicago, Ill, for plaintiff Warwick Electronics, Inc. (C.A.No.75-115).

Henry N. Herndon, Jr. and Edward M. McNally of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, Del., and H. Woodruff Turner of Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff Admiral Corp. (C.A.No.75-131).

H. James Conaway, Jr. and Frederick W. Iobst of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Del., and Robert W. Steele, William E. Wickens, Harold D. Rhynedance, Jr. and Alan M. Grimaldi of Howrey & Simon, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff General Elec. Co. (C.A.No.75-136).

James W. Garvin, Jr., U. S. Atty. and John H. McDonald, Asst. U. S. Atty., Wilmington, Del., Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sandra Wien and Jeffrey Axelrad, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., and Jeanette Wiltse and Edward J. Cull, Attys., Consumer Product Safety Comn., Washington, D. C., for defendants.


LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in these twelve actions1 are manufacturers of television receivers who seek to permanently enjoin the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("Commission"), its members and officers from releasing to the public certain television-related accident data which the plaintiffs contend is privileged, confidential, misleading and inaccurate. The accident data had been furnished to the Commission after it publicly...

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