Legal Opinion
George Kavorkian v. Csx Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-1328PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff below, George Kavorkian, sued his employer, CSX Transportation, Inc., alleging that CSX was liable under § 2 of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (FSAA), 49 U.S.C.A § 20302(a)(1)(A) (1997), for damages that he incurred after injuring his back while working for CSX. A jury found CSX liable and awarded Kavorkian $160,000 in damages, and the district court entered judgment accordingly. CSX now appeals. We affirm.
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The facts underlying this action are set out more fully in the first appeal in this action, Kavorkian v. CSX Transp., Inc., 33 F.3d 570 (6th…
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