Legal Opinion
Fox v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1984No. 83-5666PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Chief Judge.
In this case of first impression, we must decide whether plaintiffs have presented a claim for which relief could be granted in seeking to have a federal district court reopen Federal Employers’ Liability Act cases originally brought, and thereafter settled, in the Pennsylvania state courts. Prior to payment of the agreed upon settlement amount, the defendant railroad deducted from that amount premium payments it had made on behalf of each plaintiff under supplemental insurance programs. Plaintiffs, believing such deductions improper, instituted the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- The Aro Corporation v. Allied Witan CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Duncan v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Winston B. Lewy v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Maia Caplan, in 95-1445 v. Fellheimer Eichen Braverman & Kaskey David L. Braverman. Maia Caplan v. Fellheimer Eichen Braverman & Kaskey David L. Braverman, Vigilant Insurance Company, in 95-1478Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Caplan v. Fellheimer Eichen Braverman & KaskeyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Eileen Bailey v. Grand Trunk Lines New England, Canadian National Railway, Midline Division, St. Lawrence RegionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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