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WILLIAMS v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 97-4211.

161 F.3d 1059 (1998)

Clarence J. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Queensen (Argued), Michael L. Weiner, Yaeger, Jungbauer, Barczak & Roe, Minneapolis, MN, John S. Bishof, Jr., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Hugh C. Griffin, Mary E. Bennett, Leslie J. Rosen (Argued), Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, WOOD, JR., and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

After a sliding door on a moving train slammed shut and struck him in the head, Clarence Williams, an assistant conductor for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (commonly known as Amtrak) sued the railway under the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Williams alleged that this accident resulted from Amtrak's negligence in failing to provide a reasonably safe workplace. The district court found...

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