United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit over a state requirement that rail switching yards built or substantially renovated after February 2005 must include walkways parallel to each track for employees, judgment for defendant-state is affirmed where federal law does not supersede the state requirement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2008
• Decided 02/11/2009
• Published 02/11/2009

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen C. Carlson, Attorney, James S. Whitehead (argued), Attorney, Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Attorney, Jerald S. Post (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.