Legal Opinion
National Kerosene Heater Ass'n v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 24, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-0847-SPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SKINNER, District Judge.
The plaintiff, National Kerosene Heater Association, Inc. (“NKHA”), brings this action to challenge the constitutionality of M.G.L. c. 148, §§ 5A and 25B, as amended by Mass.St.1985, c. 625, which ban the sale and use of unvented liquid fired space heaters in Massachusetts. NKHA asserts that the Commonwealth’s statutory scheme is preempted by the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et seq. and certain administrative actions taken by the Consumer…
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