Legal Opinion
People v. Chicago Magnet Wire Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1989No. 65588PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
The issue we consider on this appeal is whether the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq. (1982)) preempts the State from prosecuting the defendants, in the absence of approval from OSHA officials, for conduct which is regulated by OSHA occupational health and safety standards.
Indictments returned in the circuit court of Cook County charged the defendants, Chicago Magnet Wire Corporation, and five of its officers and agents, Anthony Jordan, Kevin Keane, Frank Asta, Gerald Colby and Allan Simon, with aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 12…
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