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HARRIS-SCAGGS v. SOO LINE R. CO.

No. 97-C-0164.

2 F.Supp.2d 1179 (1998)

Theresa HARRIS-SCAGGS and Wesley Scaggs, Plaintiffs, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD CO., d/b/a C.P. Rail System and ABC Insurance Co., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

May 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Heins, Heins Law Office, Mequon, WI, for Plaintiffs.

Susan M. Robinger, Barry McGrath, Ellen G. Sampson, Daniel L. Palmquist, Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants.

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

This opinion addresses the preemptive scope of the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA" or "Act"), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, and, specifically, the viability of non-FELA claims for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, when brought by a railroad employee against her employer.

Plaintiffs Theresa and Wesley Harris-Scaggs have filed this action in federal court under Title...

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