Legal Opinion
Michael Akins Betty Akins v. Ronald J. Rodriguez American Nuclear Insurers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1994No. 90-16163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves one of two class actions arising out of the alleged contamination of stream water by the discharge of radioactive material from the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant located in Sacramento County, California.
I
A class of approximately 200 people living in the vicinity of Rancho Seco (collectively “AMns”), sued the plant’s owner and operator, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (“SMUD”), in California state court. In that suit, the state trial court granted SMUD’s motion for summary judgment. The California Court of Appeal affirmed. Akins v.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Valjeanne Currie v. Group Insurance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Michael Akins Betty Akins v. Ronald J. Rodriguez, American Nuclear Insurers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Currie v. Group Insurance CoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Farley v. McGeeUnited States District Court · 1996
- Ludlow v. Flowers Foods, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 2021
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.