Legal Opinion
Tierney v. Arrowhead Concrete Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 23, 2010No. A10-557PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONEBURNER, Judge.
Appellant is the trustee for the heirs and next-of-kin of a commercial tractor-trailer driver who was killed in a traffic accident allegedly caused by failure of respondent J.L. Carlson and Associates Inc., driver’s employer, to comply with federally mandated safety requirements for equipment and maintenance of the tractor-trailer. Appellant sued respondent for wrongful death, asserting that 49 U.S.C. §§ 14704(a)(2) and 14707(a) provide private causes of action for wrongful death that are not barred by the exclusivity provision in Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bodah v. Lakeville Motor Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
- Schramm v. FosterDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2004
- Weston v. McWilliams & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Courtney v. IvanovDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
- Carlson v. GMR Transportation, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
- Jenkins v. Immedia, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 2019