Legal Opinion
Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Sachs
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 16, 1986No. Civ. A. B-86-220PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. BLACK, Jr., District Judge.
This action for declaratory judgment presents the Court with a narrow legal question of statutory interpretation. Does the federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (TOSCA), preempt Maryland’s regulatory provisions governing the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)?
The plaintiff, Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), seeks to avoid a possible state criminal enforcement action by means of a declaratory judgment that all state regulations relating to PCBs are preempted by TOSCA. The defendants, Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Environmental Transportation System, Inc. v. Ensco, Inc.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1991
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. California Union InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1991
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. SachsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- City of Chesapeake v. Sutton Enterprises, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- People v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1987
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