Legal Opinion
Neibuhr v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 27, 1997No. Civil Action No. 96-2479-LFOPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
On or about February 7, 1994, plaintiff William Neibuhr, an engineer employed by defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (d/b/a Amtrak), was operating a train traveling from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. En route, he alleges that his locomotive seat broke causing him to fall to the floor and sustain bodily injury.
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On February 23, 1996, plaintiff sued Amtrak in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51-60, and the Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C. § 23.
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