Allen v. Androscoggin Railroad

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• affirming directed verdict where no expert identified loose cab seats violating safety regulations as the cause of plaintiff’s degenerative disk disease
• affirming directed verdict where no expert identified loose cab seats violating safety regulations as the cause of plaintiff’s degenerative disk disease
• \[W]e have found insufficient evidence to make a submissible case of causation when the medical expert fails to testify that the specific work activity at issue caused the plaintiff's injury.\
• expert testimony required for degeneration of back and neck
• “Because plaintiff sought damages for a violation of 49 C.F.R. § 229.119(a), requiring seats to be ‘securely mounted or braced,’ plaintiff was required to show that the failure to ensure that the seats were ‘securely mounted or braced’ was a cause of his injury.”

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