United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit brought for personal injuries and property damages suffered as a result of a freight train derailment, orders allowing plaintiffs to amend their complaint and remanding their case to state court are reversed where the district court continued to have jurisdiction through complete preemption of a state law claim of negligent inspection.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2006
• Published 05/16/2006

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy R. Thornton, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Scott G. Knudson and Kevin M. Decker, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bryan L. Van Grinsven, argued, Minot, ND (Collin P. Dobrovolny, Minot, ND, on the brief), for appellee.