Legal Opinion
Damron v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided August 17, 1995No. 1:93 CV 1325PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SAM H. BELL, Judge.
Now before the court are plaintiff’s objections, (docket # 79), to Magistrate Judge He-mann’s Report and Recommended decision on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, (docket # 14). Plaintiff, Robert Heff-ner, filed the underlying action pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA/the Act), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., claiming that he suffered permanent hearing loss as a result of excessive noise exposure while working for the defendant.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. Heffner began working for defendant in 1955 as a car cleaner. (Heffner dep. p. 20.) His job was held for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wicker v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Jaqua v. Canadian National RailroadMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- Anderson v. A.C. & S., Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2003
- Ratliff v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
- Wicker v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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