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· 6/17/2003

Federal Case

Citations

  • 346 F.3d 851
  • 196 A.L.R. Fed. 715
  • 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5179
  • 2003 Daily Journal DAR 6579
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 11887

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a state's safety regulation governing use of couplers-a safety appliance specifically listed in the SAA's statutory language-was preempted by the SAA
  • rejecting a ripeness objection in a case challenging the imposition of train regulations as unconstitutional “because it is clear that any standard required” by the regulations would be unconstitutional
  • not essentially local safety hazard because a “steep grade/sharp curve combination can be adequately addressed by national standards”
  • not essentially local safety hazard because a \steep grade/sharp curve combination can be adequately addressed by national standards\

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