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Appellate Practice

Jun. 5, 2008

Court Derails Cause of Action In Glendale Metrolink Crash

Plaintiffs suing Metrolink for wrongful death and personal injury over a multiple-fatality 2005 train crash in Glendale lost one cause of action Tuesday as a state appellate panel ruled that federal law preempts a negligence claim.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - Plaintiffs suing Metrolink for wrongful death and personal injury over a multiple-fatality 2005 train crash in Glendale lost one cause of action Tuesday as a state appellate panel ruled that federal law preempts a negligence claim.
      That claim accused Metrolink of negligence for operatin...

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