BADER v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 41,081-CA.

930 So.2d 1152 (2006)

Lina BADER and Munir Bader, Individually and as Administrator of The Estates and as Natural Tutor of Amal Bader, Bader Bader, Dana Bader, and Eman Bader, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, City of Bossier City, State of Louisiana through Department of Transportation and Development, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Hennessy, Patrick A. Stegall, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Arthur R. Carmody, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellee, Kansas City Southern Railway Company and William C. Swaty.

Kenneth Mascagni, James R. Sterritt, Shreveport, for Appellee, City of Bossier City.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and DREW, JJ.


WILLIAMS, J.

Plaintiffs, Lina Bader and Munir Bader, individually and as administrator of the estates and as natural tutor of the minor children, Amal Bader, Bader Bader, Dana Bader and Eman Bader, appeal a judgment granting summary judgment in favor of the city of Bossier City ("the City"). The district court concluded that plaintiffs' state law claims were preempted by federal law. For the reasons assigned below, we affirm the district court's ruling.

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