Legal Opinion
Gayle Higgins v. Metro-North Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 2003No. Docket 01-7704PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Gayle Higgins appeals from the May 11, 2001 judgment of the district court for the Southern District of New York (William C. Conner, District Judge) granting defendant-appellee Metro-North Railroad Company’s motion for summary judgment. Higgins’s complaint alleges that her latent multiple sclerosis became symptomatic as a result of stress induced by the verbal and physical harassment of John Militano, a co-worker and supervisor. In particular, Higgins appeals the grant of summary judgment for defendant Metro-North on three claims Higgins…
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