Legal Opinion
James Szekeres v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2013No. 12-3689PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZATKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiff James D. Szekeres appeals the district court’s grant of Defendant’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law with respect to Plaintiffs claims pursuant to Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”) and the Locomotive Inspection Act (“LIA”). The district court’s ruling stemmed from the United States Supreme Court’s opinion in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBride, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 2630, 180 L.Ed.2d 637 (2011), wherein the Supreme Court endorsed the dismissal of a FELA action in Nicholson v. Erie R.R. Co., 253 F.2d 939 (2d Cir.1958). The district…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Richard Tisdale v. Federal Express Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- John S. Mays v. Pioneer Lumber Corporation, a West Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Portage II and Portage IV v. Bryant Petroleum Corp., Dr. Clarke N. SimmCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Anne Payne v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2015
- Ricky Edwards v. CSX Transportation Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
- Asmussen v. CSX TransportationCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2020
- Ricky Edwards v. CSX Transportation Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
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