Legal Opinion
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. McDavitt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 2002No. 98-CV-1881, 99-CV-195PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Ray E. McDavitt filed a complaint under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for negligence after he was injured in a train derailment in the Washington Terminal coach yard near Union Station in the District of Columbia. Amtrak denied fault and blamed McDavitt for the accident. The case was tried to a jury, which found Amtrak negligent and McDav-itt contributorily negligent. Apportioning liability under FELA’s comparative negligence framework, the jury found two-thirds of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Mary J. Riordan v. William L. Kempiners and Shirley RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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