IRVING v. MAZDA MOTOR CORP.

No. 97-8021.

136 F.3d 764 (1998)

Juliette IRVING, as Guardian of the Persons and Property of Bryana Bashir, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Bonita L. Irving, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAZDA MOTOR CORP. a.k.a. Mazda Motors Corp. f.k.a. Toyo Kogyo, Ltd., Mazda (North America), Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M.N. Palmer, Wendy L. Wooldridge, William G. Petrus, Springfield, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lanny B. Bridgers, Andrew Thomas Bayman, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and EDMONDSON and COX, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 4, 1998.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for Defendants. The district court decided that Plaintiff's state law claims were preempted by federal law. We conclude that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ("FMVSS") 208, 49 C.F.R. § 571.208, (enacted under the authority of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, 15 U.S...

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