Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Hensley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 2009No. 08-1034PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Per curiam
The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 35 Stat. 65, as amended, provides that employees of common-carrier railroads may recover for work-related injuries caused in whole or in part by their railroad-employer’s negligence. See 45 U. S. C. §§ 51-60. In this case respondent Thurston Hensley sued petitioner CSX Transportation, Inc., in Tennessee state court. Hensley, who was employed by CSX as an electrician, alleged that the railroad negligently caused him to contract asbestosis — a noneaneerous scarring of lung tissue caused by long-term exposure to asbestos.
Hensley sought…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greer v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Hensley v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
- Hedgecorth v. Union Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
3Cited by83 opinions
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- Taylor v. ConnellyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014
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