Frank T. Coffey v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra)

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• noting that the injury need only be caused \in whole or in part\ by the violation
• stating that a railroad employee claiming a violation of the LIA \is required to prove only the statutory violation and thus is relieved of the burden of proving negligence\
• explaining No. 12-1104 13 difference between modus operandi and other methods of proving identity through uncharged conduct
• \[T]he plaintiff is required to prove only the statutory violation and thus is relieved of the burden of proving negligence. He still has to prove a causal relation between a violation and the injury for which he is suing.\

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