United States Ninth Circuit

The Federal Highway Administration Act preempts state law claims alleging a negligently designed railroad crossing where federal funds were used to build the crossing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/16/2001
• Decided 04/16/2001
• Published 04/16/2001

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  REINHARDT, WARDLAW, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joe Bottomly,Bottomly Law Offices, Kalispell, Montana;  James Carey, Erik Thueson, Thueson & Lamb, Helena, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randy J. Cox, Ross D. Tillman, Boone Karlberg & Haddon, Missoula, Montana, for the defendant-appellee.