{"id":144,"date":"2021-03-30T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2021-03-30T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:40:07","slug":"court-clarifies-important-fela-claim-liability-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/court-clarifies-important-fela-claim-liability-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Clarifies Important FELA Claim Liability Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA recent Third Circuit Court ruling in Carmen Rosa Gomez v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al. (Case No. 2:17-cd-00231) could be a defining moment for some Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) claims. The case was brought by the widow of a lift truck operator who was crushed to death in a work accident. Eleven defendants, including the Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR), are parties to the lawsuit. The court’s ruling on who can be considered a common carrier and an employer may have larger implications by potentially expanding the types of defendants who can be named in future FELA claims.<\/p>\n

Court Ruled Against H&M and NSR<\/strong><\/p>\n

A truck collapsed on top of the plaintiff’s husband while he was unloading a shipping container from a railcar. When the accident occurred, the plaintiff’s husband was an employee of H&M International Transportation, Inc. (H&M), a contractor hired by NSR to manage operations at the terminal. The widow made several allegations against the defendants, including FELA claims against H&M and NSR. In summary judgment motions, both defendants asserted that they should not be named in a FELA claim. H&M argued that it was a contractor, not a common carrier, while NSR contended that it was not the decedent’s employer.<\/p>\n

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A recent Third Circuit Court ruling in Carmen Rosa Gomez v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al. (Case No. 2:17-cd-00231) could be a defining moment for some Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) claims. The case was brought by the widow of a lift truck operator who was crushed to death in a work accident. Eleven defendants, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[11,9,10],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railroad-accidents","category-wrongful-death","tag-buffalo","tag-injury","tag-lawyer"],"yoast_head":"\nCourt Clarifies Important FELA Claim Liability Issues — Buffalo Personal Injury Lawyer News — March 30, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A recent Third Circuit Court ruling in Carmen Rosa Gomez v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al. 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