Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 4, 1993No. Civ. A. 89-1991(WGB)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASSLER, District Judge:
The defendant, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, [“PATH”] moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion and dismisses the complaint.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff, Charles F. Walsh, filed suit in this Court on May 9, 1989 under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, [“FELA”] 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Walsh alleges that the negligence of PATH and its agents on Oct. 6, 1986 resulted in a passenger train door slamming into his right wrist and arm,…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection v. Gloucester Environmental Management Services, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
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