Legal Opinion
Brian A. Kossman v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, Doing Business as Metra/metropolitan Rail
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 2000No. 99-2255PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Brian Kossman brought this action against his employer, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad d/b/a Metra (Metra), pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (FELA), claiming that he suffered a shoulder injury in the course of his employment while unloading supplies from a delivery truck. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for Kossman in the amount of $304,000, 1 Metra moved for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The court 2 denied the motions and Metra appeals. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Wallace E. Ehrhart v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. James P. HickokCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by37 opinions
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