Legal Opinion

James CASEY, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 28, 2005No. 142PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEARSE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff James Casey has filed an appeal from so much of an interlocutory post-trial order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Richard Conway Casey, Judge, as granted the motion of defendant Long Island Railroad Company (“LIRR”) for a new trial on certain issues unless plaintiff agrees to a remittitur. Treating the appeal as a petition for leave to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), we deny the petition.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff brought the present action against LIRR under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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