Faford v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GILBERT N. FAFORD, II, Plaintiff, Case Number 19-10523 v. Honorable David M. Lawson GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant. / ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT In this Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) case, the plaintiff, Gilbert Faford, included an allegation in Count III of the complaint that the defendant’s failure to provide a safe work environment caused an aggravation of a preexisting back injury. Defendant Grand Trunk seeks summary judgment on that count, arguing that…