Legal Opinion
Kraus v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 6, 1990No. Nos. 89-1901 through 89-1904PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
Four Conrail employees brought actions under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), against the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), their railroad employer, alleging that Conrail’s policies and practices in eliminating manpower and increasing their responsibilities required them to work in an environment that was unreasonably stressful and that, as a result, each suffered various illnesses, injuries and disabilities. The district court granted Conrail’s motion for summary judgment, holding that plaintiffs did…
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