United States Fifth Circuit

Political subdivisions of a state are not exempt from preemption under 49 USC 14501(c)(1), which applies to laws covering a price, route, or service of a tow truck company.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan E. Bruce (argued), Livingston & Associates, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellants., Deborah Lynne Klein (argued), San Antonio, TX, for City of San Antonio., William Alan Wright, Debra Janece McComas (argued), Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, Kent Geoffrey Rutter, Patrice Pujol, Haynes & Boone, Houston, TX, for Texas Towing Corp.