11-2173 Lynch v. Northeast Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
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Torts — FELA
2011AP398 Dalka v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd.
Read More »Railroad preemption case lands at US Supreme Court
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to decide whether a state law tort suit involving a railroad worker who died from on-the-job asbestos exposure is preempted by a federal railroad inspection law.
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Torts FELA; negligence
Read More »10-1279 Myers v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Employment FELA; causation; expert testimony The district court properly excluded the testimony of an ergonomist and treating physicians to prove that a railroad employee’s cumulative trauma disorders were caused by the railroad’s negligence. “[T]he ergonomist could testify as an expert about how dangerous the railroad yard’s conditions were, but that does not mean he is qualified to testify about what ...
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