Wright v. General Electric Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• the LIA state common-law tort claims against locomotive manufacturers of brake shoes and other equipment are preempted under the LIA
• LIA preempted railroad employee’s asbestos-related state tort claims against manufacturers of locomotive and its parts
• “[Legislative] intent is the touchstone of all preemption analysis.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).