MYERS v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. CO.

No. 10-1279.

629 F.3d 639 (2010)

Timothy MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, d/b/a Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. O'Brien , O'Brien Chod , Newton G. McCoy (argued), St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kurt E. Reitz (argued), Thompson Coburn , Belleville, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, SYKES and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

For almost thirty years, Timothy Myers worked for the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The work was physically demanding and over the course of his career Myers suffered several injuries, including cumulative trauma disorders that eventually forced him to retire. He sued the Railroad claiming that these disorders were caused by its negligence. Before trial, Myers offered reports from three medical doctors and an ergonomist that would prove...

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