Legal Opinion
Pedraza v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 13, 1991No. Nos. 90-1291, 90-1402PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Cruz Pedraza commenced a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging that he developed respiratory ailments from workplace exposure to Epichlorohydrin (“ECH”), a toxic chemical manufactured by defendant Shell Oil Co. (“Shell”). The district court dismissed the action on the ground that the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 655 et seq. *50(“OSHA”), preempts state law. Pedraza appeals. Shell cross-appeals a district court order disallowing Shell’s motion for summary judgment under the applicable statute of…
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