Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Pitts
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 28, 2013No. 34PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
This negligence case, brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”), presents several issues not found in a typical negligence claim, but of growing significance nationwide. The issue that has been drawing most of the courts’ time and attention is federal preclusion — whether and when a railroad employee’s negligence action under FELA may be *436precluded by the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) and regulations enacted thereunder. Here, we are asked to decide whether a regulation governing the railroad’s use of ballast to support railroad tracks precludes a FELA action that…
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