United States v. Dotterweich

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	320 U.S. 277
gptkbp:date	1943-11-22
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Roberts gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkbp:docketNumber	No. 260
gptkbp:heldBy	Corporate officers can be held criminally liable for violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act even without proof of personal knowledge or intent.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States v. Dotterweich
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Food,_Drug,_and_Cosmetic_Act
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Frankfurter
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:plotSummary	The case established that responsible corporate officers can be held strictly liable for violations of public welfare statutes.
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_v._Park
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:21_U.S.C._§_331
gptkbp:response	Joseph Dotterweich
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_v._Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8