Yauch v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

PELANDER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this personal injury action filed under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 through 60, defendant/appellant Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff/appellee Dennis Yauch. The ease presents issues of first impression in Arizona as to whether the “sheltered employment” doctrine recognized in Arizona’s workers’ compensation case law applies to FELA actions and whether, based on that doctrine, the trial court properly excluded evidence relating to SP’s…