The Preemption War: When Federal Bureaucracies Trump Local Juries
Thomas O. McGarity
Abstract
Most people are unaware of a quiet war that has been raging for the last decade in the courts, federal regulatory agencies, and Congress—a war over federal agency preemption of state common law claims. This book argues that the outcome of these battles will affect us all, and that consumers stand to be the biggest losers. It takes up this increasingly important subject and shows how preemption affects the way citizens are protected from harm and companies are held accountable for damage they unlawfully cause. The book offers scholars and policymakers a full analysis of the legal and policy iss ... More
Keywords: regulatory agencies, courts, Congress, common law, consumers, regulatory law, preemption, policy issues, lawsuits, damage
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300122961 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300122961.001.0001 |
