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LYNCH v. NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMMUTER R.R. CORP.

No. 11-2173.

700 F.3d 906 (2012)

Renardo L. LYNCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP., d/b/a Metra/Metropolitan Rail, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Carlson (argued), Attorney, Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, Neal C. Zazove , Attorney, Zazove & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Marivel Montes (argued), Attorney, Metra, Chicago Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

On October 8, 2007, Renardo Lynch was injured while working at a jobsite as a mechanic for Metropolitan Rail (Metra), when the top rail of a chain-link fence he was installing fell and struck him on the back of his neck and shoulders. Lynch filed a complaint under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) seeking damages against Northeast Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, doing business as Metra, for the injuries he sustained that day...

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