Legal Opinion
Albertson's, Inc. v. Department of Professional Regulation
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 3, 1996No. 86247Published
1Opinion of the Court
HARDING, Justice.
We have for review Albertson’s, Inc. v. Florida Department of Professional Regulation, 658 So.2d 134 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995), where the district court expressly declared a state statute valid. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
Petitioners in this case (“Albertson’s”) are a group of chain drugstores who brought an action in the trial court alleging that section 408.706(10), Florida Statutes (1993), violates both the Commerce and Equal Protection Clauses of the United States Constitution. The trial court struck a portion of the statute as an unconstitutional…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Department of Revenue v. KuhnleinSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Albertson's, Inc. v. Florida Department of Professional RegulationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995