Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
947 F.2d 1201 (1991)
Relevant factsFree
The EPA (defendant) issued a rule banning nearly all future manufacture, import, and use of asbestos, estimating the ban would save only three lives over 13 years at a cost of $128-277 million, and without considering lesser alternatives such as warning labels or exposure controls; industry challengers (plaintiffs) argued the rule wasn't promulgated consistently with the statute's requirements.
IssueFree
Whether the Toxic Substances Control Act requires that the Environmental Protection Agency have a reasonable basis to conclude that asbestos presents an unreasonable risk and that the agency chose the least burdensome regulation to protect against such a risk.