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BFI Medical Waste Systems v. Whatcom County

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1993No. 91-35374PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The memorandum disposition filed October 21, 1992, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Farris.

OPINION

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

The Whatcom County council adopted the Medical Waste Ban Ordinance on August 10, 1989. Ordinance 89-61 (Aug. 10, 1989). Section 2 provides that:

[Effective January 1, 1990, infectious medical waste generated outside the territorial limits of Whatcom County shall not be accepted for disposal at a waste disposal facility within Whatcom County.

*913Three waste management companies — BFI Medical Waste Systems, Inc., BFI Medical Waste Systems of California, Inc.,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. New Energy Co. of Indiana v. LimbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Dennis v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mullis Tree Service, Inc. v. Bibb County, Ga.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 1993
  2. Geowaste of Georgia, Inc. v. TannerDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1995
  3. Bfi Medical Waste Systems v. Whatcom CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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