United States Second Circuit

The Federal Hazardous Substances Act, 15 USC 1261-1278, preempts any state cause of action that seeks to impose a labelling requirement on products containing hazardous chemicals but does not preempt a state cause of action alleging noncompliance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2000
• Decided 03/01/2001
• Published 03/01/2001

Judges

• McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: KEARSE, McLAUGHLIN, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jay L. Feigenbaum,Finz & Finz, P.C., Jericho, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael B. Sena, Silbert, Hiller & Sena, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee.