(Download) "Lynch v. Decker" by Fourth Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Lynch v. Decker
- Author : Fourth Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 04, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 46 KB
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Per Curiam: Dinah Lynch, an employee of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (""Amtrak""), sued Amtrak both under the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and common law for negligence in failing to take reasonable precautions to prevent an assault on her by a fellow employee, Stanley Decker. Decker, who was obsessed with Lynch, broke into her house on April 17, 1991, and attempted to murder her with a pistol. Decker had previously harassed Lynch, and a court had placed him on probation, ordering him, under threat of incarceration, to refrain from any further contact with Lynch. Also, Amtrak had previously assigned Decker and Lynch to different train routes and had warned Decker to stay away from Lynch. Following the April 17 assault, Decker was Judged criminally insane.