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RUSSELL v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 98-3141.

189 F.3d 590 (1999)

Florine RUSSELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence E. Flynn (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Leslie J. Rosen (argued), Susan K. Laing, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, ROVNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Florine Russell worked for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. In January 1996, while at work, she slipped and fell on ice covered by snow on the railroad tracks, and injured herself. She sued Amtrak under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), and a jury found in her favor, assessing damages in the amount of $10,000. However, the jury also found that Russell was 90% responsible for the...

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