Hawkins v. Leslie's Pool Mart, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 21364
No(s). 98-5229 (3d Cir. Jul 15, 1999)

The court holds that although the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts a consumer's labeling claims, it does not preempt her defective packaging claim. The consumer brought suit against a pool company after she suffered burning sensations in her lungs and throat and h...