Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey, 133 S. Ct. 1769

FAAAAs §14501(c)(1) preempts state law related to price, route, or service of a motor carrier with respect to transportation of property.
Pelkey sued Dan’s City in NH court for disposal of his towed car, asserting NH Consumer Protection Act violations and bailee duties.
NH Chapter 262 governs disposal of stored vehicles, including notices, liens, and sale procedures after towing ends.
Dan’s City towed Pelkey’s car in 2007, held it in storage, unaware Pelkey could reclaim due to hospital stay, then auctioned and traded the car.
NH Supreme Court held the storage/disposal claims are not preempted because they concern post-transportation conduct and not the transportation of property itself.
The Supreme Court affirmed the NH court, ruling §14501(c)(1) does not preempt damages for storage and disposal of a towed vehicle.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether FAAAA preempts storage/disposal claims	Pelkey	Dan’s City	Not preempted
Whether storage/disposal falls within transportation or service	Pelkey	Dan’s City	Not within transportation/service; post-transportation
Role of exceptions to preemption	Pelkey	Dan’s City	Exceptions do not define scope; not preempted

Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Assn., 552 U.S. 364 (2008) (defined broad scope of 'related to' in preemption by reference to ADA language)
Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 504 U.S. 374 (1992) (broad interpretation of 'related to' preemption)
New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Ins. Co., 514 U.S. 645 (1995) (caution against 'tenuous, remote or peripheral' preemption)
Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly, 533 U.S. 525 (2001) (identify expressly pre-empted domain in statutory text)
CSX Transp., Inc. v. Easterwood, 507 U.S. 658 (1993) (analyze statutory preemption by language and context)
Ours Garage & Wrecker Service, Inc. v. Columbus, 536 U.S. 424 (2002) (preemption scope and purpose in motor carrier context)