Legal Opinion
Smith v. Csx Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 27, 2017No. A17A1201PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMillian, Judge.
*508 Earl Smith appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment to CSX Transportation, Inc. ("CSX"), asserting that the trial court erred in (1) excluding the testimony of his expert witness, Dr. Arthur Wardell, and (2) granting summary judgment to CSX on his claims brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
We review a grant of summary judgment de novo, construing the evidence and all reasonable conclusions and inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. See Bisnott v.…
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