Legal Opinion
Brzinski v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 25, 2008No. 1-07-1816PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Hara Frossard
Plaintiff, Leonard Brzinski, brought suit against his former employer, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, d/b/a Metra (Metra), under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (2000)). Brzinski sought to recover for injuries he sustained while working as a Metra claims specialist. Metra’s motion for summary judgement was granted, and Brzinski appealed. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
From 1988 until 2004, Brzinski was employed by Metra as a claims specialist, where his duties included investigating and evaluating accidents involving Metra commuter trains.…
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