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• Erickson v. Burlington N.R.R., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 318 (Oct. 1994) (plaintiff's trial brief in a case alleging a railroad's crossing signal was defective in that it failed to operate until two seconds before the collision). No. LR2167.

• Friend v. Grand Trunk W.R.R., 36 ATLA L. Rep. 341 (Nov. 1993) (plaintiffs' memorandum opposing defendant's summary judgment motion in a case alleging failure to properly sound a train's whistle). No. LR1882.

• Ahlgrim v. Burlington N.R.R., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 68 (Mar. 1995) (plaintiffs' memorandum regarding negligence per se and brief in support of motions to amend the complaints in a case alleging lack of automatic gates at a crossing). No. LR2294.

• Anderson v. Burlington N.R.R.,40 ATLA L. Rep. 266 (Sept. 1997) (plaintiffs' petition, trial brief on preemption, response to defendant's motion for a new trial, and the court's charge and judgment in a case alleging improper maintenance of a crossing). No. LR3045.

• Carson v. Burlington N.R.R., 34 ATLA L. Rep. 30 (Feb. 1991) (the parties' summary judgment motion documents and the court's unpublished opinion in a case holding that state claims for excessive speed and failure to provide adequate crossing protection are not preempted by federal law, but a claim for failure to provide audible warning signals is preempted). No. LR1134.

• Greene v. Pierce Co., 37 ATLA L. Rep. 223 (Aug. 1994) (plaintiffs' trial brief and motion to admit computer simulations in a case alleging a county and railroad had failed to install active signals or a stop sign at a crossing with poor sight distance). No. LR2093.

• Indiana Dept. of Transp. v. Overton, 33 ATLA L. Rep. 388 (Nov. 1990) (the parties' appellate briefs concerning the issue of whether records from the state transportation department were exempt from the state antisecrecy act). No. LR1092.

• Isbell v. State, 41 ATLA L. Rep. 67 (Apr. 1998) (plaintiffs' responses to defendants' posttrial motions in a crossing collision case alleging failure to install automatic crossing gates and larger flashing lights). No. LR3184.

• Lewis v. Kansas City S. Ry., 36 ATLA L. Rep. 301 (Oct. 1993) (plaintiffs' pleadings and trial brief in a case alleging a railroad operated its train at an unsafe speed and failed to provide adequate warning of the train's approach at a crossing). No. LR1867.

• Ventress v. Union P. R.R., 38 ATLA L. Rep. 28 (Feb. 1995) (plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to the railroad's motion for judgment n.o.v. or for a new trial, jury interrogatories, and the court's judgment in a case alleging that flashing lights at a grade crossing were misaligned). No. LR2292.

• Winters v. CSX Transp., Inc., 36 ATLA L. Rep. 177 (June 1992) (plaintiffs' complaints, the parties' filings on a railroad's motion for summary judgment, and the court's opinion concerning that motion in a case alleging that (1) a railroad had negligently maintained a crossing, should have installed crossing gates, and had created an excessive track speed; (2) a truck driver had failed to keep a proper lookout, heed flashing signals at a railroad crossing, and stop the truck; and (3) the truck driver's employer had negligently hired and rehired the driver). No. LR1794.