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ENGLISH v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Nos. 88-3976, 88-3982.

871 F.2d 22 (1989)

Vera M. ENGLISH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Government Accountability Project, Amicus Curiae. Vera M. ENGLISH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Government Accountability Project, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Travis Payne (Edelstein and Payne, Raleigh, N.C., Mozart G. Ratner, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant/cross-appellee.

Peter G. Nash (Dixie L. Atwater, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, Washington, D.C., William W. Sturges, Weinstein & Sturges, Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellee/cross-appellant.

(Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn, Government Accountability Project, on brief), for amicus curiae.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and HALL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this diversity action, Vera M. English appeals the district court's order dismissing her complaint on the ground that her state tort claim was preempted by federal law. The defendant, General Electric Company ("G.E."), cross-appeals from the district court denial of its motion to dismiss English's claim on the alternative ground that such claim failed to state a cause of action under North Carolina law. Finding no error, we affirm.

English was...

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