Legal Opinion
Campbell v. BNSF Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2010No. 09-5614PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
While employed by Pacific Rail Services, LLC (“PRS”), plaintiff Michael Campbell was injured when the railroad transport vehicle he was driving was rear-ended at a rail yard owned by defendant BNSF Railway Company f/k/a The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (“BNSF”). In this negligence action, Campbell alleges that he was an “employee” of BNSF for purposes of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The district court disagreed and granted BNSF’s motion for summary judgment, holding that there was no master-servant…
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