Legal Opinion
Keranen v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 2000No. 97-CV-1368PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Joseph A. Keranen filed a complaint under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) on September 27, 1995, after being injured in a fire while working on board a train bound from Montreal to the District of Columbia. The trial court granted directed verdicts in favor of Amtrak.
Mr. Keranen contends on appeal that the trial court erred in: (1) granting a directed verdict motion in favor of Amtrak on his “failure to train or instruct” claim after his opening statement; (2)…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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