Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Formaldehyde Institute, Inc. v. Frechette

Formaldehyde Inst., Inc. v. Frechette, 464 U.S. 936 (1983)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1983-10-31
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding that public health interest in removing hazardous urea-formaldehyde foam insulation overrides the manufacturers’ interest in integrity of contracts
  • upholding regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Health banning the sale of UFFI and requiring its repurchase under certain circumstances
  • party challenging the validity of a regulation must prove in a judicial proceeding “that the regulation is illegal, arbitrary, or capricious”
  • "[A] properly promulgated regulation has the force of law . . . and must be accorded all the deference due to a statute"
  • in which Anderson was a plaintiff

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Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.