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WARD v. SOO LINE R. CO.

No. 17-2150.

901 F.3d 868 (2018)

Ronald WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, doing business as Canadian Pacific, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie J. Rosen , Attorney, Leslie J. Rosen, Attorney at Law PC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John C. Duffey , Attorney, Stuart & Branigin LLP, Lafayette, IN, Gregory N. Longworth , Attorney, Clark Hill PLC, Grand Rapids, MI, Stacey L. Drentlaw , Attorney, Leonard, O'Brien , Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, Alan John Schumacher , Attorney, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, James Michael Hearon , Edward King Poor , Attorneys, Quarles & Brady LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Sykes, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Ronald Ward injured his shoulder and back when his seat collapsed in the train he was operating. Ward is a U.S. resident who is employed by a U.S. railroad. Normally, these facts could give rise to a lawsuit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Because Ward's seat collapsed across...

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