Legal Opinion
Hassett v. Long Island Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 2004PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Ariel E. Belen, J.
Plaintiff, Gerard Hassett, brought this action against the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USC § 51 [FELA]). Pursuant to the FELA, a railroad has a nondelegable, continuing duty to exercise reasonable care in furnishing its employees a safe place to work. Mr. Hassett claimed that he sustained a permanent injury in the course of his employment as a pipe fitter for the LIRR.
The plaintiff alleged that he developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a result of LIRR’s breach of its duty to provide him…
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