Legal Opinion
Alan Carlisle v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 29, 1993No. 92-1263PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Alan Carlisle, a former railroad worker, sued his employer under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Carlisle al leged that his employer, Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”), breached its duty to provide a safe workplace by requiring him to work under unreasonably stressful and dangerous conditions, which resulted in foreseeable injuries to his health. At trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Carlisle, awarding him $386,500' in damages. Conrail moved for judgment n.o.v., alleging…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Jerald E. Bloom v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Connie Szymanski, Administratrix of the Estate of Stanley Szymanski v. Columbia Transportation Company, a Division of Oglebay-Norton Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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