Legal Opinion

Hicks v. Long Island Railroad

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided April 2, 1996No. CV 94-5889 (LDW)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

BOYLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

BACKGROUND AND PLEADINGS

Plaintiff, Theodore Hicks (“Hicks”) brings suit against his employer, the Long Island Rail Road Company (“LIRR”), for personal injuries, sustained on May 27, 1994 in the course of his employment. Hicks alleges that these injuries were caused when a chair he was sitting on broke and fell to the floor, causing him to suffer serious back injuries requiring surgery, including a spinal fusion. Hicks states that he first learned of the identity of the chair manufacturer, Domore Corp. (hereinafter referred to as “Domore”), on July…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Dery v. WyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
  2. Dean J. Villante v. Department of Corrections of the City of New York, and Mens Queens House of DetentionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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  4. Shafarman v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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