CSX TRANSP., INC. v. MAYNARD

1931145.

667 So.2d 642 (1995)

CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. Forrest M. MAYNARD.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Opinion Overruling Application for Rehearing August 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Walsh and David B. Hall of Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville, Birmingham, for appellant.

Michael D. Blalock of Blalock and Blalock, P.C., Birmingham, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

This is a Federal Employers Liability Act ("FELA") case. The plaintiff Forrest Maynard sued CSX Transportation, Inc., alleging that he had suffered a hearing loss by being exposed at his workplace to machines that emitted noises that exceeded OSHA noise standards. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of Maynard for $325,000 in compensatory damages. The trial court denied CSX's motion for a new trial or a remittitur and...

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