Legal Opinion
Watson v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 2007No. 05-1284PublishedCited by 574 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The federal officer removal statute permits a defendant to remove to federal court a state-court action brought against the
“United States or any agency thereof or any officer (or any person acting under that officer) of the United States or of any agency thereof, sued in an official or individual capacity for any act under color of such office ....” 28 U. S. C. § 1442(a)(1) (emphasis added).
The question before us is whether the fact that a federal regulatory agency directs, supervises, and monitors a company’s activities in considerable detail brings that company within the scope of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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