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NAT. RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. v. DE ARMAS

No. 3D00-1937.

790 So.2d 586 (2001)

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Omar DE ARMAS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melkus & Fleming and Jose A. Gutierrez (Tampa), for appellant.

Rossman Baumberger & Reboso, P.A., and Lincoln J. Connolly, Miami, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, COPE, and GREEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak], defendant below, appeals from an order granting the plaintiff's motion for a new trial in an action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act [FELA]. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Omar de Armas, an Amtrak employee, sued his employer alleging that while working for Amtrak, he had sustained back injuries. Following entry of a jury verdict in favor of Amtrak, the plaintiff moved for a post...

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