Carlson v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Scott Carlson (Carlson) injured his ankle one rainy night in August 1996 while working as a switchman for defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail” or “the railroad”) on property owned and controlled by defendant Bethlehem Steel Corporation (“Bethlehem Steel” or “the industry”). He filed this action under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., on August 3, 1998, alleging, inter alia, that Conrail negligently failed to provide him with reasonably safe working conditions, including a work…