Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Formaldehyde Institute, Inc. v. Frechette
Formaldehyde Inst., Inc. v. Frechette, 78 L. Ed. 2d 312 (1983)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-10-31
- Topic
- general
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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- Cited by
- 33 opinions
Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.