Worker Loses FELA Claim Due to Failure to Secure Medical Expert Opinion

A Missouri appellate court ruled that a railway worker’s failure to secure expert medical witness testimony to link his alleged cumulative injuries to his job duties was fatal to his claim under the Federal Employers Liability Act. Case: Ackman v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. ED105794, 05/29/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Steven Ackman worked for the Union Pacific Railroad Co. as a machine operator. He filed a Federal Employers Liability Act claim asserting that he had suffered cumulative injuries due to the repeated stress of riding on Union Pacific’s backhoes...