Lane v. R.A. Sims, Jr., Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting “[r]ailroad operations cannot be conducted without railroad employees; therefore, it seems obvious that railroad employee safety is one of the ‘area[s] of railroad operations’ addressed by the statute and regulations”
• reaching the same holding for the same reasons under nearly identical facts
• FELA is superseded by FRSA to the extent FRSA preempts state law; liability may not be imposed under state law or FELA where railroads have complied with FRSA statutes, regulations, or orders addressing specific railroad safety concerns

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).