Hurston v. Grand Trunk W. RR. Co.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Duhart
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
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Outcome
The appellate court affirmed summary judgment for the railroad employer, finding that the plaintiff's FELA negligence claim was barred by the three-year statute of limitations because the plaintiff knew or should have known of the causal connection between his cancer and workplace toxic exposures at the time of diagnosis in December 2016.
Excerpt
Judge Duhart, Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA") statute of limitations, application of discovery rule
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