Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1992No. 22464PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The main issue presented by this appeal is whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq. (“FIFRA”), pre-empts state common law actions against the manufacturers of pesticides based on failure to adequately label the pesticides. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that FIFRA impliedly pre-empts such tort claims.
FACTS
In March of 1986, appellants (“the Davidsons”) filed suit against respondent Velsicol Chemical Corporation (“Velsicol”). The Davidsons alleged that in 1979, Bill Beckmeyer’s Pest-AWay (“Pestaway”) applied Gold Crest Termide,…
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