ELR Citation: ELR 20077
No(s). 81-2159 (U.S. Jan 11, 1984)

The Supreme Court, in a five-to-four decision, reverses the Tenth Circuit's ruling, 12 ELR 20367, that punitive damages otherwise available to a plaintiff under state tort law may not be obtained against the operator of a federally licensed plutonium-processing facility by virtue of the preemption d...