Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp.

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 471 U.S. 1002 (1985)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1985-04-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting that the exception for present sense impressions is founded on the notion that contemporaneity of the observation and impression provide some guarantee against misrepresentation and defective memory
  • Consent Decision and acquiescence in Recommendation Decision entered between respondents and the Japanese Fair Trade Commission in electronics products “dumping” proceedings were not admissible in a related civil judicial proceeding
  • In limine rulings on admissibility appropriate even when not required by Rule 104

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Authority status
pending
Cited by
38 opinions

C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition.