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ENGLISH v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

No. 89-152.

496 U.S. 72 (1990)

110 S.Ct. 2270

110 L.Ed.2d 65

ENGLISH v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Travis Payne argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Arthur M. Schiller.

Christopher J. Wright argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Deputy Solicitor General Roberts, Allen H. Feldman, Steven J. Mandel, and Jeffrey A. Hennemuth.

Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Rex E. Lee, Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., Philip A. Lacovara, and Barton A. Smith.*

Nicholas S. Reynolds and Richard K. Walker filed a brief for the Nuclear Management and Resources Council, Inc., as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Government Accountability Project by Louis A. Clark; and for the National Whistleblower Center by Stephen M. Kohn and Michael D. Kohn.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the particular context of this case we must decide whether federal law pre-empts a state-law cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The suit is brought by an employee of a nuclear-fuels production facility against her employer and arises out of actions by the employer allegedly taken in retaliation for the employee's nuclear-safety complaints.

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