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RIVERA v. UNION R. CO.

No. 03-10534.

378 F.3d 502 (2004)

Rene RIVERA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinard J. Hanby (argued), The Woodlands, TX, Robert Leonadis McKinney, Patrice McKinney, McKinney & McKinney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kenneth John Bower (argued), Douglas W. Poole, Bryan R. Lasswell, McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Galveston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

In this negligence action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act ("FELA"), Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Union Pacific") appeals the district court's denial of its alternative motions for judgment as a matter of law or new trial following a jury verdict in favor of railroad employee Rene Rivera on his personal injury claims. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Rivera's FELA...

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