In an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ([FELA] 45 USC § 51 et seq.), the plaintiff must prove the traditional common-law elements of negligence: duty, breach, damages, causation and foreseeability. However, these elements are substantially relaxed under FELA (see Syverson v Consolidated
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