Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1980No. 78-3573PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
A 1975 Oregon statute restricts attempts by employers to negotiate settlements with employees injured in work-related accidents. ORS 17.075, 17.085, 17.990.
Several railroads sued the Oregon attorney general to enjoin enforcement of the Act, contending that it is preempted by federal law, unconstitutionally burdens interstate commerce, and violates First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The acting attorney general has been substituted as appellee on this appeal.
The district court, 458 F.Supp. 593, determined that the railroads would be injured if the penalty…
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