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UNITED STATES v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 76-2062, 76-2063 and 77-1378.

574 F.2d 534 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant (Two cases). The UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abe Krash, Washington, D. C., with whom Melvin Spaeth, Leonard H. Becker, Leonard B. Simon and Paul W. Sweeney, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Ford Motor Co.

Neil H. Koslowe, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, and Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for United States.

William Kanter, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for United States.

Before MacKINNON and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and HOWARD T. MARKEY, Chief Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated cases involve defects in automobiles manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The applicable statute is the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 1381 et seq. (Supp. V 1975)) (hereafter the "Act" or "Safety Act"). Nos. 76-2062 and 76-2063 concern Ford's appeal from...

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