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Dooner v. DiDonato

Citations

  • 971 A.2d 1187
  • 601 Pa. 209
  • 2009 Pa. LEXIS 1094

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “concepts of federalism and state sovereignty make clear that in discerning whether Congress intended to preempt state law, there is a presumption against preemption”
  • recognizing a state law tort claim for negligence arising under a duty to provide a safe work environment
  • explaining that tort laws “necessarily perform an important remedial role in compensating victims of torts,” albeit in the context of a common law tort (emphasis added)
  • explaining that tort laws “necessarily perform an important remedial role in compensating victims of torts,” albeit in the context of a common law tort (emphasis added)
  • observing that savings clause in Securities Exchange Act argues against field preemption
  • stating, “an exchange’s disciplinary rules deal principally with the just and equitable principles of trading”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Greenspan

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