Law360, Washington (June 28, 2011, 4:21 PM ET) -- The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a former employee of paper supplier P.H. Glatfelter Co. who was burned when unloading a railway tank car filled with sulfuric acid cannot sue the company which produced the acid, NorFalco LLC.
A three-judge panel found that David Roth's claims were preempted by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
Roth was attempting to unload a railway tank car filled with sulfuric acid when its chemical contents exploded, spraying him across the face and chest, and inflicting severe burns, according to the...
Burn Victim Can't Sue Acid Maker, 3rd Circ. Says
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