Judgment Denied In FELA Lawsuit Based Upon Admission Of Expert’s Testimony

Mealey's (March 27, 2017, 11:19 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Finding an expert’s testimony on the ergonomics factors of a plaintiff’s job in relation to his injuries to be admissible, a New York federal judge on March 24 denied partial summary judgment to a railroad company in a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) lawsuit because it is premised on the exclusion of that testimony (Donovan G. Hewitt v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, No. 14-8052, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43383)....