The en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a railway worker’s widow timely filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim in her capacity as the administrator of the worker’s estate, even though she did not seek appointment until after the statute of limitations had expired.
Case: Edwards v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., No. 826 EDA 2021, 05/13/2025, published.
Facts: Douglas A. Edwards worked for Norfolk Southern Railway Co. as a brakeman, conductor and locomotive engineer from 1989 to 2010.
After leaving the railway, Edwards was diagnosed with renal cell can...
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