Supreme Court· 6/4/1990

English v. General Electric Co.

Citations

496 U.S. 72
110 S. Ct. 2270
110 L. Ed. 2d 65
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2892
58 U.S.L.W. 4679
5 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 609
113 P.U.R.4th 97
14 OSHC (BNA) 1609

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holding that the regulatory effect of petitioner's state common-law claims was \neither direct nor substantial enough\ to place them within the preempted field
holding that the regulatory effect of petitioner’s state common-law claims was “neither direct nor substantial enough” to place them within the preempted field
holding that nuclear fuel production employee’s state law claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress was not preempted by the Energy Reorganization Act
holding that conflict preemption is found when “state law stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress”
holding that conflict preemption is found when “state law stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress”
noting that field pre-emption rests on an inference of congressional intent to exclude state regulation and that it \may be understood as a species of conflict pre-emption\

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Judges: Blackmun

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