Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Perkins

Ruffin, Judge.

In this Federal Employers’ Liability Act case, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk Southern”) appeals from a jury verdict rendered in favor of George Perkins. Norfolk Southern contends the trial court erred in four respects: (1) denying its Batson motion, (2) failing to require Perkins to calculate his wage loss based on net wages minus railroad retirement taxes, (3) denying its motion for partial directed verdict relating to Perkins’ failure to prove the extent to which his prior injuries were aggravated by the incident at issue, and (4) admitting the expert opinion…