Legal Opinion
Curran v. Long Island Railroad
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 9, 2016No. 13 Civ. 8452 (ER)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Ramos, District Judge.:
Plaintiff Daniel Curran (“Plaintiff’) brings this action against Defendant Long Island Railroad Company (“LIRR”) under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for injuries suffered both while Plaintiff was drilling into a piece of buckled railroad track and subsequently during his physical therapy. LIRR has moved for summary judgment. (Doc. 9). For the following reasons, that motion is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff has been an LIRR employee since May 15, 2002, and worked specifically as a Signal Maintainer for roughly nine…
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