MILLER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

Nos. 06-1909, 06-1910.

474 F.3d 951 (2007)

Thomas E. MILLER and Lynn Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Benson Becker (argued), Korein Tillery, Belleville, IL, Christopher B. Daniels, Centralia, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Richard E. Boyle, Mark R. Kurz (argued), Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, Belleville, IL, Stephen A. Rehfeldt (argued), Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, Wheaton, IL, Thomas M. Crawford (argued), Litchfield Cavo, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The Millers brought suit in an Illinois state court against a variety of companies, seeking damages for serious injuries sustained by Mr. Miller when the truck he was driving was struck by an Amtrak train at a crossing. Amtrak was one of the defendants and exercised its right to remove the case to federal district court, Aliotta v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., 315 F.3d 756, 758 n. 1 (7th Cir.2003),...

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