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KOSSMAN v. NORTHEAST ILL. REGIONAL COMMUTER R.R.

No. 99-2255.

211 F.3d 1031 (2000)

Brian A. KOSSMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, doing business as Metra/Metropolitan Rail, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome H. Torshen, Steven P. Garmisa (argued), Torshen, Spreyer, Garmisa & Slobig, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Edward Dismukes, Rooks, Pitts & Poust, Chicago, IL, Ellen K. Emery (argued), Metra, Chicago Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Brian Kossman brought this action against his employer, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad d/b/a Metra (Metra), pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (FELA), claiming that he suffered a shoulder injury in the course of his employment while unloading supplies from a delivery truck. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for Kossman in the amount of $304,000,1

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