Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp.

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• concluding that courts, when construing statutes, must adhere primarily to language and structure
• concluding that courts, when construing statutes, must adhere primarily to language and structure
• concluding that courts, when construing statutes, must adhere primarily to language and structure
• explaining that the quoted language is not meant in an unqualified sense, but rather only applies where a \comprehensive federal scheme intentionally leaves a portion of the regulated field without controls\
• explaining that the quoted language is not meant in an unqualified sense, but rather only applies where a “comprehensive federal scheme intentionally leaves a portion of the regulated field without controls”
• relying on section 734 to delineate the test for federal preemption of Puerto Rican law

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