Roberts v. Florida Power & Light Co.

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• holding that because plaintiffs failed to allege breach of duty of. care, plaintiffs wife failed to state a cause of action for loss of consortium
• explaining that the Amendments Act created “an exclusive federal cause of action for radiation injury”
• holding a PAA plaintiff must show “an amount of radiation in excess of the maximum permissible amount allowed by federal regulation”
• affirming district court dismissal of strict liability and negligence claims on grounds that plaintiffs did not allege that defendant exposed them to radiation in excess of the maximum allowable by federal regulations
• applying federal dosage regulations to PAA claims based on injuries from a nuclear plant
• affirming district court dismissal of strict liability and negligence claims on grounds that plaintiffs did not allege that defendant exposed them to radiation in excess of the maximum allowable by federal regulations

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