National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. v. Burke

ELR Citation: ELR 20853
No(s). 78-0621 (D.R.I. Mar 17, 1982)

In a suit seeking to enjoin enforcement of Rhode Island's regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials, the court holds that certain of these regulations are inconsistent with and therefore preempted by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA). Initially, the court rules ...