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CHIRON CORP. v. NATIONAL TRANSP. SAFETY BD.

No. 98-1558.

198 F.3d 935 (1999)

CHIRON CORPORATION AND PERSEPTIVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Petitioners, v. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, et al., Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry W. Cox argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Richard S. Odom and Martin Shulman.

Peter R. Maier, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Leonard Schaitman, Attorney, and Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney. Mark E. Nagle, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SILBERMAN and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

The National Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB" or "Board") is an independent federal agency charged with investigating airplane accidents. The agency does not function as a traditional regulatory or adjudicatory body; rather, its principal missions are to determine the probable cause of accidents and make recommendations that will help prevent future accidents. Private parties who...

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