Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirms summary judgment obtained by LCBF

In Welsh v. Amtrak, venued in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, a former Amtrak employee filed two FELA claims alleging injuries to his shoulder, requiring arthroscopy, and back/neck, requiring a cervical decompression and fusion.  The trial Court granted Amtrak’s summary judgment motion on both claims. Plaintiff appealed only one of the claims, and after hearing oral argument, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court’s ruling. Andrew Kornblau headed the LCBF team and orally argued the appeal.