Legal Opinion

Roberts Ex Rel. Trust of Reese v. North American Van Lines, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided January 22, 2004No. C-03-2397 SCPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED

CONTI, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Now before the Court is North American Van Lines’ (“North American” or “Defendant”) motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ state law causes of action on the grounds that they are preempted by federal law. Having reviewed the relevant case law and the submissions of the parties, and for the reasons articulated below, the Court grants North American’s motion.

II. BACKGROUND

This is a class action arising from North American’s allegedly widespread and deceptive practice…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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