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DIXON v. UNION PACIFIC R.R. CO.

No. 1-07-2123.

891 N.E.2d 420 (2008)

Osby DIXON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoey & Farina, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant—Osby Dixon, Attn: James L. Farina and Steven P. Garmisa.

Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee—Union Pacific Railroad Company, Attn: Thomas W. Cushing of Counsel.

Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Osby Dixon sued his employer, defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (2000)), after a handrail on a train car came loose and plaintiff fell several feet to the tracks below. After a trial, a jury awarded plaintiff $131,318.66 for pain and suffering and $54,500 for economic loss, but nothing for disability....

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