Roanoke County Circuit Court December 27, 2000, Case No. CL98-699 (McClure v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.)

By Judge Robert p. Doherty, Jr.

Fifty-eight Plaintiffs filed a single Federal Employer’s Liability Act and Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act action against Defendant railroad. Defendants filed motions to sever the cases, and to transfer venue of some of them to various other locations throughout the state. Decisions on these motions were taken under advisement pending settlement negotiations.