Legal Opinion

Hale v. Pan Am Railways, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 30, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–10855–NMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorton, J.

This case arises from an accident that occurred during the unloading of a railcar in February, 2015. Plaintiffs Michael and Alla Hale ("plaintiffs" or "the Hales") bring this action against Pan Am Railways, Inc. ("Pan Am"), Americold Logistics LLC ("Americold") and Cryo-Trans, Inc. ("Cryo-Trans") (collectively "defendants"), alleging that defendants were negligent in their operation of Railcar CRYX 5017 which caused Mr. Hale's injuries.

Pending before the Court are the motions to dismiss of defendants Pan Am and Cryo-Trans (Docket No. 18 and 20). For the following reasons, Pan Am's motion to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  4. Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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