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· 7/7/2003

South Dakota Ex Rel. South Dakota Railroad Authority v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Citations

  • 280 F. Supp. 2d 919
  • 2003 DSD 12
  • 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14791
  • 2003 WL 21982000

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that economic recoveries through tort claims could impact rates, routes, and services
  • finding that economic recoveries through tort claims could impact rates, routes and services.
  • rejecting an argument by a state agency that the Eleventh Amendment barred removal where it was styled as a plaintiff in the state court action
  • “The power to punish with huge monetary penalties is the most stringent ‘regulation’ possible.”
  • tort claims for punitive damages and tortious interference completely preempted

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Judges: Kornmann

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