United States Sixth Circuit

Courts in Federal Safety Appliances Act cases should focus on whether a reasonable jury could conclude that a defective railroad appliance played any part at all in bringing about plaintiff's injury, so if a reasonable jury could find that the injury was within the risk created by the defect, plaintiff's right to a jury trial should be preserved.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2003
• Published 05/28/2003

Judges

• Before MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge;  ROGERS, Circuit Judge;  EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence A. Katz (argued and briefed), Coffey & Kaye, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David W. Orlandini (briefed), Craig R. Carlson (argued and briefed), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, OH, Paul F.X. Gallagher, Gallagher, Reilly Lachet & Egbert, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellee.