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Estate of Gabriel Miranda, Jr., et al. v. Navistar, Incorporated, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-40421 · judgment January 12, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Does Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217 (“FMVSS 217”) prohibit a greater level of safety by statutorily making it physically impossible for Texas common law to require an automatic in-motion lock to prevent an occupant from opening the rear emergency exit door when a school bus is traveling at highway speed? Does the statutory language of FMVSS 217, along with its legislative history, evidence congressional intent that a “locking mechanism” functions and moves distinctly from a “release mechanism”?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Thuy-Hang Thi Nguyen
Turley Law Firm
For respondent
Richard Anthony Sheehy
Sheehy, Ware, Pappas & Grubbs
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jun 15 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jun 07 2022Waiver of right of respondents Navistar, Incorporated, et al. to respond filed.
- May 12 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2022)
- Apr 07 2022Application (21A575) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 12, 2022.
- Mar 31 2022Application (21A575) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2022 to June 11, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.