Supreme Court of the United States
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Hensley
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- June 1, 2009
- Case
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Hensley
- Case status
- Decided
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*839Per Curiam. The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 35 Stat. 65, as amended, provides that employees of common-carrier railroads may recover for work-related injuries caused in whole or in part by their railroad-employer’s negligence. See 45 U. S. C. §§ 51-60. In this case respondent Thurston Hensley sued petitioner CSX Transportation, Inc., in Tennessee state…
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