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AMMONS v. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO.

Docket No. 124454.

161 N.E.3d 890 (2019)

2019 IL 124454

Melvin AMMONS et al., Appellees, v. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY et al. (Wisconsin Central, Ltd., Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 27, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Forde and Joanne R. Driscoll , of Forde Law Offices LLP, and Catherine Basque Weiler and Kevin V. Boyle , of Swanson Martin & Bell, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Leslie J. Rosen , of Leslie J. Rosen Attorney at Law, P.C., Scott C. Sands , of Sands & Associates, and George Brugess , of Cogan & Power, P.C., all of Chicago, for appellees.

Peter F. Higgins , of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, of Chicago, amicus curiae.

Robert E. Harrington III , of Harrington, Thompson, Acker & Harrington, Ltd., of Chicago, Lawrence M. Mann , of Alper & Mann, of Bethesda, Maryland, and Cortney S. LeNeave , and Richard L. Carlson , both of Wayzata, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys.

OPINION

¶ 1 The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (2012)) provides the exclusive remedy for railroad employees to recover damages for injuries suffered due to their employer's negligence. This appeal asks whether counterclaims...

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