United States Fifth Circuit

In a dispute concerning railroad operations, plaintiff's state-law claim for breach of contract is completely preempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2005
• Published 07/26/2005

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hugh Allen Pennington, Jr. (argued), Pennington, Hill & Baker, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard C. DeBerry (argued), Russell Alan Devenport, Michael Chad Parsons, McDonald Sanders, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.