Legal Opinion
Hensley v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 3, 2008No. E2007-00323-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which SHARON G. LEE, J., and NORMA McGEE OGLE, Sp. J., joined.
Thurston Hensley (“Employee”) sued CSX Transportation, Inc. (“Railroad”) pursuant to the Federal Employees Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (2008), alleging that he contracted toxic encephalopathy and asbestosis in the course and scope of his employment as an electrician with Railroad. The case was tried to a jury, which found in favor of Employee and awarded him $5,000,000 in compensatory damages. Railroad appeals, alleging that the trial court erred…
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3Cited by13 opinions
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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