{"id":4708,"date":"2015-01-09T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2015-01-03T17:47:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T23:47:47","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-bars-injured-railroad-workers-medical-expert-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-bars-injured-railroad-workers-medical-expert-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Bars Injured Railroad Workers\u2019 Medical Expert at Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon Brown sued the Burlington <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnsf.com\/\">Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.<\/a> under the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Employers_Liability_Act\">Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act,<\/a> 45 U.S.C. Section 51, et seq. Brown started as a laborer and worked his way to foreman, track inspector and machine operator by 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, he was diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/disorders\/carpal_tunnel\/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm#267053049\">carpal tunnel syndrome<\/a> in both wrists and cubital tunnel syndrome of the left elbow. In October 2007, Brown suffered a right shoulder injury but was pain-free in December 2007.\u00a0In 2007 and 2008, Brown had carpal tunnel surgery to both of his wrists. In 2009, he underwent surgery on his left elbow. In January 2010, Brown returned to work without any medical restrictions. In September 2011, he left his employment at the railroad.<\/p>\n<p>Brown filed a lawsuit in 2009 claiming that the cumulative trauma caused his wrists, elbow and shoulder injuries. During discovery, Brown hired Dr. David Fletcher to serve as his expert witness to give his medical opinion that the railroad caused his injuries. Dr. Fletcher graduated from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rushu.rush.edu\/servlet\/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel1Page&amp;cid=1142960797000&amp;pagename=Rush%2FRushUnivLevel1Page%2FLevel_1_College_Home_Page\">Rush Medical College<\/a> in Chicago, obtained a master\u2019s degree in public health and was a fellow in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acoem.org\/\">American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/a>. He was also an assistant professor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/illinois.edu\/\">University of Illinois<\/a> and one of two doctors serving on the Illinois Workers\u2019 Compensation Commission.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-bars-injured-railroad-workers-medical-expert-trial\/#more-4708\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon Brown sued the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. under the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. Section 51, et seq. Brown started as a laborer and worked his way to foreman, track inspector and machine operator by 2009. 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