Legal Opinion
Laurie v. National Passenger Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 23, 2004No. 03-2041UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
At issue is whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) and other entities, in this wrongful death/survival action. We will affirm the judgment of the District Court.
I
On November 24, 1999, the decedent, sixteen-year-old Barbara Ann Laurie, was struck and killed by an Amtrak train. On that day, the decedent and her fifteen-year-old brother celebrated her sixteenth birthday by skipping school to go to Philadelphia for the day. To get to and from Philadelphia, they…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hullett v. Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Dugan v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Foster v. Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- SCARBOROUGH BY SCARBOROUGH v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- COHEN v. BH MEDIA GROUP, INC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2019
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