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Case history

  • May 15, 2019
    decided Decision issued in Peter Mager v. Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Opinions and writings

Lead opinion Author not recorded May 15, 2019

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge. *834Peter Mager sought to recover damages under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. , for injuries he allegedly sustained while employed by Wisconsin Ce…

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Opinion Author not recorded May 15, 2019

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 19a0090p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT PETER J. MAGER, ┐ Plaintiff-Appellant, │ │…

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Concurrence Author not recorded May 15, 2019

SUTTON, Circuit Judge, concurring. I join Judge Guy's well-reasoned opinion in full. I write separately to emphasize the propriety of holding parties accountable for their lawyers' actions. *841Our system of representative litigation makes the parties principals, the lawyers agents. See Restatement (Third) of Agen…

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