THOMPSON v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 90 C 06222.

774 F.Supp. 1087 (1991)

George W. THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP., and Amtrak Commuter Services Corp., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

June 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary B. Friedman, Gary B. Friedman, Ltd., Roy Olson, Terri L. Proper, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

C. Roy Peterson, Cindy Brady, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corp., sued in its own name and as Amtrak Commuter Services Corp. ("Amtrak"), has moved for summary judgment on plaintiff George W. Thompson's complaint. Thompson's action alleges that Amtrak violated 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1988), commonly referred to as the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"). Specifically, Thompson alleges negligence by Amtrak on October...

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