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GOODYEAR ATOMIC CORP. v. MILLER

No. 86-1172.

486 U.S. 174 (1988)

108 S.Ct. 1704

100 L.Ed.2d 158

GOODYEAR ATOMIC CORP. v. MILLER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Tait argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

Thomas W. Merrill argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Lauber, Richard G. Taranto, and Leonard Schaitman.

Stewart R. Jaffy argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for appellee Miller were Michael H. Gottesman, David M. Silberman, and Laurence Gold. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., Attorney General of Ohio, and Helen M. Ninos, Dennis L. Hufstader, and Jeffery W. Clark, Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio.*

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue presented in this case is whether the Supremacy Clause bars the State of Ohio from subjecting a private contractor operating a federally owned nuclear production facility to a state-law workers' compensation provision that provides an increased award for injuries resulting from an employer's violation of a state safety regulation.

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