No. 19-960

Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company v. Steven R. Lilly

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure employment-law federal-employers-liability-act fela jury-instruction jury-instructions personal-injury preexisting-condition railroad-employee workplace-liability
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a jury must be instructed about an employee's preexisting physical condition in a FELA personal injury action against an employer

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, in a personal injury action brought by a railroad employee against his employer under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a jury must be instructed about the employee’s acknowledged, related preexisting physical condition.

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-18
Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed.
2020-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent Steven R. Lilly to respond filed.
2020-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Association of American Railroads
Daniel SaphireAssociation of Amer. Railroads, Amicus
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
Wayne Lindsey Robbins Jr.Robbins Travis PLLC, Petitioner
Steven R. Lilly
Arvin Jay PearlmanSommers Schwartz, P.C., Respondent