The preemption defense in tort actions
Subtitle: law, strategy and practice
By: Alan E. Untereiner
Contributors: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Publisher: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC (1615 H. Street NW, Washington  20062-2000)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Torts; Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers; Actions and defenses; Trial practice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Basic concepts of modern preemption law; title: A short history of federal preemption law; title: The reach of federal preemption today; title: Understanding and handling the Supreme Court's recent case law; title: The "defensive" big picture-federalism, institutional competence, and compensation for injured persons; title: The "affirmative" big picture-regulatory uniformity, unified national markets, deregulation, and expert federal regulators; title: Express preemption : the rules of construction; title: The meaning and function of "savings" clauses; title: Express preemption-recurring arguments; title: Special issues raised by "labeling" preemption clauses; title: Implied preemption; title: Administrative agencies and preemption; title: Conclusion.