Haischer v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (Court of Appeals of Maryland)
May 07, 2004OUTCOME: Obtained a jury verdict for an injured locomotive engineer. After the intermediate appellate court affirmed liability but ordered a new trial on damages, Maryland’s highest court reversed and reinstated the trial court’s judgment.
Personally handled all trial and appellate work in a federal railroad injury case involving an evidentiary dispute over the plaintiff’s disability benefits. The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that t ... he benefits evidence was inadmissible and directed affirmance of the original judgment. The decision remains frequently cited for its analysis of when evidence of benefits received from independent sources may be admitted in a personal injury trial.