McKay v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20569
No(s). s. 82-1771, -1816 (10th Cir. Mar 23, 1983)

Reversing the district court, 13 ELR 20540, the Tenth Circuit rules that defendants, the federal government and two contractors, may be held liable under state tort law for radioactive contamination of land near the Rocky Flats nuclear facility. The court first rules that federal laws dealing with t...