Hall v. CSX Transp., Inc.

This is a consolidated appeal from the rulings on three hearing loss claims brought by William L. Childs, Ernest S. Hall, and James R. Phillips against CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA).1 The Mobile Circuit Court entered a summary judgment in favor of CSX as to the claims of all three plaintiffs.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in holding that the evidence presented no genuine issue of material fact and, on that holding, entering a summary judgment for CSX as to these three claims.

A summary judgment is proper when there…