federal-railroad-administration

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-1400 Estate of Anthony J. Zdroik, Deceased, by Trishann W. Zdroik, Personal Respresentative v. Iowa Southern Railway Company, et al. Iowa 2022-05-02 Denied Response Waived 49-usc-20106 administrative-interpretation contractor-employees federal-railroad-administration federal-regulations on-track-safety preemption railroad-safety roadway-workers state-law-action Whether the FRA's Federal Register preamble can eviscerate the plain language of regulations requiring railroads to provide on-track safety to all roa…
19-271 Catherine Stouffer, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad Company Texas 2019-08-30 Denied Response Waived administrative-law agency-deference federal-agency-deference federal-highway-administration federal-preemption federal-railroad-administration federal-regulations railroad-safety regulatory-interpretation state-federal-agreement state-law-claims state-railroad-agreement state-railroad-agreements warning-time Should FRA regulations be interpreted in concert with FHWA regulations to enforce safety standards in 'State-railroad agreements,' rather than 'suppla…