SmithKline Corp. v. Staats’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 2313 · 41 U.S.C. § 254
Relies on Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation Same · United States v. Allegheny County Pa · Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co. · California v. Southland Royalty Co. · Lockhart v. Hoenstine
Most-quoted passages
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“to review contract pricing by the Government's suppliers, including plaintiff, of drug items to determine the adequacy of the protection afforded the Government by the negotiation techniques used by the procuring agencies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“of materials, labor, overhead, distribution, research and development and marketing, and such other costs as are directly pertinent to the drugs purchased”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“no viable alternative than to press the companies for access to their cost data.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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