Legal Opinion
Fogg v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1991No. 89-910, 89-1076PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Deborah Fogg brought suit against her employer, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), cross-appellant here, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq. (1988). That statute makes a common carrier by railroad engaged in interstate commerce “liable in damages to any person suffering injury while ... employed by such carrier in such commerce ... for such injury ... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier.” 45 U.S.C. § 51.1 The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. KrouseDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. McDavittDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Keranen v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- McMillan v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
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