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KOPPLIN v. WISCONSIN CENT. LTD.

No. 17-3602.

914 F.3d 1099 (2019)

Jeffery A. KOPPLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED, d/b/a CN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Leonard Carlson , Randal Wayne LeNeave , Attorneys, HUNEGS, LENEAVE & KVAS, P.A., Wayzata, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Chloe G. Pedersen , James D. Helenhouse , Attorney, FLETCHER & SIPPEL, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Lawrence M. Mann , Attorney, ALPER & MANN, Bethesda, MD, Amicus Curiae for ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS.

Sean Malone Sullivan , Attorney, DALEY MOHAN GROBLE, P.C., Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS.

Before Sykes, Barrett, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.

Jeffery Kopplin brought two claims against the Wisconsin Central railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq. Both rest on the same allegation: that Kopplin injured his elbow in an effort to operate a broken railroad switch while employed by Wisconsin Central. The district...

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