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Third Party Negligence Under the FELA

March 23rd, 2015
Posted By
Andrew J. Thompson
Consider a case in which a railroad employee, as a part of his job, is required to enter the property of a customer of the railroad. While performing his job duties, the employee is injured because a walkway on the customer’s property is not ma… Read More
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Categories: Rail Law Blog
Tags: FELA, negligence, nondelegable duty, Payne v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., railroad, Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific

The dangers of working light duty (Part 1)

March 3rd, 2011
Posted By
Andrew J. Thompson
Many railroads offer injured employees light duty assignments so they can work prior to being released by the doctor to return to their regular duties. In some cases, the light duty assignment involves nothing other than reporting to work and sitting… Read More
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Categories: Rail Law Blog
Tags: Federal Employers' Liability Act, FELA, Light duty, negligence, workplace injury