Legal Opinion
Douglas Schadel and Inez Schadel v. Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 2004No. 02-2379PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Complex questions relating to such issues as claim reduction, the availability of contribution and indemnity in a case governed by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), and the rules of joint and several liability confront us in this case. Specifically, we must decide whether a non-settling railroad should be held liable for all damages suffered by its employee, reduced by an amount attributable to the employee’s comparative negligence and a settlement with a third- party, or alternatively, if the railroad should be responsible only for its proportionate…
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