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WICKER v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

Nos. 97-3034 to 97-3038.

142 F.3d 690 (1998)

Edward L. WICKER, Sr., Appellant at No. 97-3034, Samuel D. Weaver, Appellant at No. 97-3035, Thomas E. Kleiner, Appellant at No. 97-3036, John W. McKee, Appellant at No. 97-3037, John M. Kaltenbrunner, Appellant at No. 97-3038, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Flood (argued), Howard S. Stevens, Stevens & Johnson, Allentown, PA, for Appellants.

Stephen M. Houghton (argued), Peter T. Stinson, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, and SCIRICA and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether § 5 of the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 voids a general release of claims given as part of a negotiated settlement.

I.

A.

Plaintiffs Edward Wicker, Sr., Samuel Weaver, Thomas Kleiner, John McKee and John Kaltenbrunner are all former employees of defendant Consolidated Railroad Corporation who were injured during the...

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