Legal Opinion
Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 2008No. B200777PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
— This petition for writ of mandate arises out of the January 26, 2005 commuter train derailment incident near Glendale, California. Approximately 100 plaintiffs consisting of passengers, railroad workers and their survivors, brought a consolidated wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against petitioners Southern California Regional Rail Authority doing business as Metrolink and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (collectively referred to as Metrolink). The only issue presented at this juncture in the case is whether federal regulations preempt…
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