SHAW

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

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• Bertram Roberts v. Fla. Power & Light Co., 146 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 1998)
  …he Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has observed, “state regulation of nuclear safety, through either legislation or negligence actions, is preempted by federal law.” O’Conner v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 13 F. 3d 1090, 1105 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 512 U.S. 1222, 114 S.Ct. 2711 (1994). Turning to the precise question presented by this case, virtually every federal court to consider the issue, including three circuit courts of appeals, have held that “federal regulations must provide the sole measure of the…