Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd.

Zenith Radio Corp. (plaintiff) sued several Japanese companies (defendants), claiming they conspired to destroy the American consumer-electronics market through predatory pricing. At trial, Zenith sought to introduce testimony that employees of some defendants had given before the Japanese Federal Trade Commission.

Whether evidence that falls within the coverage of a specific hearsay exception, but fails to meet that exception's precise requirements, may nonetheless be admitted under the residual hearsay exception.