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· 10/14/1977

United States v. General Motors Corporation, General Motors Corporation v. Brock Adams, Secretary of Transportation

Citations

  • 565 F.2d 754
  • 184 U.S. App. D.C. 179
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 11188

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “The purpose of the Safety Act . . . is not to protect individuals from the risks associated with defective vehicles only after serious injuries have already occurred; it is to prevent serious injuries stemming from established defects before they occur.”
  • refusal to pay an administrative penalty

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Judges: MacRINNON, Robinson, Wright

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