CONSUMERS UNION OF U. S. v. CONSUMER PRODUCT, ETC.

No. 75-2059.

590 F.2d 1209 (1978)

CONSUMERS UNION OF the UNITED STATES, INC. and Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Appellants, v. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

December 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Morrison and Diane B. Cohn, Washington, D. C., for appellants Consumers Union of the U. S. and Public Citizens Health Research Group, filed a supplemental memorandum.

Leonard Schaitman and Frederic D. Cohen, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee Consumer Product Safety Commission, filed a supplemental memorandum.

Harry L. Shniderman and James M. McHaney, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellees Aeronutronic Ford Corp. and GTE Sylvania, Inc.; Robert W. Steele and Alan M. Grimaldi, Washington, D. C., for appellee General Elec. Co.; Bernard G. Segal, Charles C. Hileman, III, and Deena Jo Schneider, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee RCA Corp.; J. Wallace Adair, Washington, D. C., for appellee Admiral Corp.; Stephen B. Clarkson, Washington, D. C., for appellees The Magnavox Co. and Zenith Radio Corp.; Nancy L. Buc, Washington, D. C., for appellee Matsushita Elec. Co.; James M. Johnstone, Washington, D. C., for appellee Motorola, Inc.; William L. Dickey, Washington, D. C., for appellee Sharp Electronics Corporation; Lawrence R. Walders, Washington, D. C., for appellee Toshiba-America, Inc.; William F. Patten and D. Clifford Crook, III, Washington, D. C., for appellee Warwick Electronics, Inc.; filed a supplemental memorandum.

Before WRIGHT, Chief Judge, and BAZELON and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

At the core of this litigation1 is appellants' challenge2 under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)3 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's failure to disclose data concerning accidents attributable to the operation of television sets. When their cause...

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