Legal Opinion
Van Buren v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 8, 2008No. 4:06CV3295PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.
Timothy Van Buren’s pickup collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (“BNSF”) train at a railroad crossing. BNSF filed an earlier motion for summary judgment shortly before the President signed a law amending the relevant preemption statute, 49 U.S.C. § 20106. Because BNSF addressed the amendment to the preemption statute only in its reply brief, and for additional reasons explained in an October 24, 2007, 2007 WL 3124629 order (filing 99), I denied that first motion for summary judgment and gave BNSF leave to file a second motion…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Bashir v. AmtrakCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by9 opinions
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