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RODRIGUEZ v. REGIONAL COMMUTER R.R. CORP.

No. 1-10-2953.

964 N.E.2d 731 (2012)

358 Ill. Dec. 62

Lenora RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, d/b/a Metra/Metropolitan Rail, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

January 24, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Brugess , Steven P. Garmisa , Hoey & Farina, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Thomas N. Osran , Jay S. Judge , Michael E. Kujawa , Judge, James & Kujawa, LLC, Park Ridge, IL, for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice CONNORS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff Lenora Rodriguez sued defendant Metra, her employer, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 (2006)). A jury awarded her over $100,000 in damages for lost wages and pain and suffering, but awarded nothing for disability. On appeal, she contends that the jury's verdict is legally inconsistent and against the manifest weight of the evidence...

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