Legal Opinion
Merritt v. BASF Corporation
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided May 3, 2023No. 1:21-cv-00067Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION DALTON MERRITT, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:21-cv-67 JUDGE DOUGLAS R. COLE v. BASF CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Federal law reigns supreme. Congress can displace state law, including state- law remedies, for the matters it regulates. Generally speaking, this falls under the rubric of preemption. Defendants BASF Corporation (“BASF”) and GATX Corporation (“GATX”) seek dismissal here because the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), and the regulations the Department of Transportation has adopted…
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