Opinion ID: 70759
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Negligent Maintenance and Failure to Warn

Text: 10 The District Court ruled that the plaintiffs' claims for negligent maintenance of the crossing and for failure to warn the public of the defective nature of the crossing were also preempted by 23 C.F.R. Sec. 646.214. We disagree. The Supreme Court in Easterwood held that 23 C.F.R. Secs. 646.214(b)(3) and (4), where applicable, preempt state tort law. However, those regulations deal with the design and installation of new warning devices, not the maintenance of those devices or the failure to warn the public of defective devices. 3 Thus 23 C.F.R. Secs. 646.214(b)(3) and (4) are not applicable to a claim for negligent maintenance or for failure to warn, and do not preempt such claims. 4 11