Legal Opinion
Ricky Edwards v. CSX Transportation Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2014No. 13-6464UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.
CSX locomotive engineer Ricky Edwards brought this action under the Fed eral Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA), 49 U.S.C. § 20701, after sustaining severe injuries on the job. The Magistrate Judge determined that Edwards’s negligence was the sole cause of his injuries and granted CSX’s motion for summary judgment. We REVERSE and REMAND for further proceedings.
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The parties consented to have a magistrate judge (MJ) decide all matters. The MJ’s opinion granting CSX’s motion sets forth most of the…
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