The Alabama Supreme Court is standing by its earlier decision that an injured railway worker presented enough evidence to create a triable issue as to whether his employer had failed to provide a safe workplace.
Jeff Cottles had worked as a track switchman for the Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
He complained of pain in his neck and back after repeatedly operating a track switch that had a tendency to stick.
Doctors diagnosed him with bulging discs, a pinched nerve and tears in his rotator cuff.
Cottles then filed a Federal Employers Liability Act against Norfolk Southern, but a trial ju...
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