for The Missouri Bar
1. Silkwood v. Kerr-Mcgee Corp., No. 81-2159 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 4, 1983, Argued , January 11, 1984, Decided
OVERVIEW: Punitive damages in a tort case involving radiation injury to a nuclear plant employee were permissible because Congress did not intend to preempt such a state law tort remedy through nuclear energy regulation.
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