United States Eighth Circuit

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 does not preempt plaintiff's state law product liability claim that tractor trailer lacked reflective tape making its rear end visible and conspicuous at night to other motorists, causing plaintiff's injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2000
• Published 12/11/2000

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before:  WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond Lee Niblock, argued, Fayetteville, AR, for appellant/cross-appellees., Glen M. Darbyshire, argued, Savannah, GA (Robert L. Henry, III, D. Kieth Fortner, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellee Great Dane Trailers., Clifford W. Plunkett, argued, Little Rock, AR (Donald H. Bacon, on the brief), for appellees Sioux City Kenworth and Sioux Falls Kenworth.