Legal Opinion
Brown v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 2014No. 13-2102PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Shannon Brown appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (“BNSF”), which he filed under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The sole issue he disputes on appeal is the district court’s 1 decision to exclude the testimony of his expert witness, David Fletcher, M.D. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion and therefore affirm its grant of summary judgment.
I. Background
At the time of this appeal, Brown was a 36-year-old man residing in Knoxville, Illinois. He began…
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