Estate of Karen Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation	464 U.S. 238
gptkbp:date	1984
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Kerr-McGee_Corporation
gptkbp:destroyedBy	$10.5 million (later reduced)
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist gptkb:Justice_Lewis_Powell
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Estate_of_Karen_Silkwood,_Deceased,_v._Kerr-McGee_Corporation_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Federal law does not preempt state-law punitive damages in nuclear safety cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Estate of Karen Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:legalIssue	punitive damages federal preemption
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Estate_of_Karen_Silkwood
gptkbp:predecessor	state tort law claims in federally regulated industries
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Kerr-McGee gptkb:Karen_Silkwood
gptkbp:subject	nuclear safety workplace safety
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gerry_Spence
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6