LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY, CHARLES R. PIERCE, WILFREDO O. UHL, CHARLES J. DAVIS and ANDREW W. WOFFORD,

Defendants-Appellees

(89-7473) (89-7493 & 89-7527, 89-7495) Cross-Appellants (89-7491)

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
HONORABLE JACK B. WEINSTEIN

BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE

G. ROBERT BLAKEY
Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
(219) 239-5717

BRUCE A. HUBBARD

CORNWELL & BLAKEY

1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2650

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(303) 295-2500

PRISCILLA BUDEIRI

TRIAL LAWYERS FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE, P.C. 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

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(202) 797-8600

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICI CURIAE,

TRIAL LAWYERS FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE, P.C.

-and

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LAW OFFICERS

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C.

THE ADOPTION OF AN IMPLIED REGULATED ACTIVITY

EXCEPTION TO RICO WOULD DEPRIVE MANY CRIME VICTIMS

OF AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY

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CONCLUSION

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE .

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Consumer Product Safety Commission v. G.T.E. Sylvania, Inc., 447 U.S. 102 (1980).

New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. New Orleans City Council, 57 U.S.L.W. 4755 (June 19, 1989)

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