Case Summary:10-cv-2791
On November 4, 2010, plaintiff Reggie Frank Gipson filed a complaint for violation of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The complaint alleged that plaintiff was injured while operating defendant’s unsafe and defective train switch. Defendant denied liability. A jury trial was held from May 30, 2012 through June 1, 2012. The jury returned a verdict on June 1, 2012, finding that plaintiff had failed to prove all four elements of the claim. The court entered judgment in favor of defendant.
Case Highlights
- Complaint filed 11/04/12 [Doc #1]
- Answer filed 1/5/11 [Doc #8]
- Jury Trial 5/30/12-6/1/12
- Jury Verdict 6/1/12 [Doc #63]
- Judgment 6/1/12 [Doc #65]
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 1)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 1), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 2)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 2), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 3)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 3), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 4)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 4), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 5)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 5), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 6)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 6), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 7)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 7), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 8)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 8), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST),
Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 9)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 9), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST),
Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 10)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 10), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 11)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 12)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 13)
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 31), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 32), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 34), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 35), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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Reggie Frank Gipson v Norfolk Southern Railway (Part 36), Case Number 2:10CV2791, Jury Trial, 5/30/2012, 9:00 a.m. (CST), Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Chief Judge Jon McCalla presiding.
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