Garland v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _____________________________________ BENJAMIN GARLAND, DECISION AND ORDER Plaintiff, 1:20-CV-00002 EAW v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO., Defendant. _____________________________________ INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Benjamin Garland (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act,

45 U.S.C. § 51

et seq. (“FELA”), arising out of a train derailment near Attica, New York, on February 15, 2018, for which Plaintiff contends that defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (“Defendant”) was responsible. (Dkt. 1).…