ELR Citation: ELR 20111
No(s). 71 Civ. 1667 HRT (S.D.N.Y. Feb 3, 1972)

Suit for $375 trillion damages allegedly incurred by plaintiffs and 125 million Americans living in urban areas as a result of defendants' conspiracy to suppress the development of antipollution devices for automobiles in violation of federal anti-trust laws is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Likewise plaintiffs' reliance upon the General Welfare Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 is ill-founded.

Counsel for Plaintiffs
Bader & Bader
274 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Counsel for Defendant General Motors Corp.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Counsel for Defendant Chrysler Corp.
Kelly, Drye, Warren, Clark, Carr & Ellis
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Counsel for Defendant Ford Motor Corp.
Wright Tisdale
General Counsel
Ford Motor Corp.
Dearborn, MI

Counsel for Defendant American Motor Sales Corp.
Walter J. Williams
House Counsel
American Motors Corp.
Detroit, MI