Legal Opinion
Consolidated Rail Corp. v. RAY, EX REL. BOYD
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 2, 2010No. Civil Action No.: 07-1148 (RMU)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings;• Denying the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”), commenced this action seeking declaratory relief under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (“Rail Act”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., as amended by the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (“NRSA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq. Conrail seeks a declaratory judgment that the Rail Act precludes it from being held liable as a successor for asbestos claims…
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