Legal Opinion
Putnam v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 15, 2016No. 2140873PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Judge.
Trennon Putnam (“the employee”) appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Colbert Circuit Court (“the trial court”) on his claim against Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Inc. (“the employer”).
Procedural History
On December 16, 2009, the employee filed a complaint against the employer asserting a claim of negligence pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“the FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, based on the employer’s alleged failure to provide the employee with a safe place to work; specifically, the employee alleged that he had suffered hearing loss as a result of his…
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