Stevo v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

Litigation began between these two parties in 1991 when the plaintiff, Allan Stevo (“Stevo”), filed a claim in state court under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (“FELA”), which alleged that CSX Transportation’s negligence caused his back injury. 1 Several years later, in November, 1995, the plaintiff filed a two count complaint against his employer, also in state court. Count I of the complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County alleged that CSX Transportation violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),…