Section 22.11 Venue

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4. (§22.11) Venue

Under 45 U.S.C. § 56:

an action may be brought in a district court of the United States, in the district of the residence of the defendant, or in which the cause of action arose, or in which the defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action. The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under this chapter shall be concurrent with that of the courts of the several States.

It has been held that the plaintiff’s choice of venue is a substantial choice to be...