Legal Opinion
James R. Laduke v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1989No. 88-3121PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
James R. LaDuke filed a negligence claim against the Burlington Northern Railroad Co. (Burlington Northern) under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois on April 25, 1988. Burlington Northern filed a motion to dismiss or transfer the action on the ground of forum non conveniens. Then, on June 6, 1988, Mr. LaDuke filed this action raising the identical claim in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The district court, relying on the “exceptional-circumstances test”…
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