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CSX TRANSP., INC. v. LONG

1950835.

703 So.2d 892 (1996)

CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. Thomas W. LONG.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Rowe, David B. Hall, and David W. Spurlock of Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville, Birmingham, for appellant.

Michael D. Blalock of Blalock, Blalock & Oros, P.C., Birmingham, for appellee.

SHORES, Justice.

This is a negligence action involving hearing loss, brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act ("FELA"). The plaintiff, Thomas W. Long, sued CSX Transportation, Inc., alleging that he had suffered a hearing loss by being exposed at his workplace to various machines and train engines that emitted noises exceeding the levels permitted by OSHA noise standards. The case was tried before a jury, which...

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