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7 Oct 5:55 am
... and (3) the Board or one of its members has engaged in fraud or corruption. In No. 08-604, Union Pacific Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the Court will consider two questions: Whether
the RLA authorizes ... could not be set aside; moreover, written evidence of the conference is a mandatory precursor to arbitration that cannot be added later. The Union countered that because neither federal law nor the collective bargaining agreement required conferencing, the panel's ...
27 Sep 2:50 am
... YEAR IS ----------- ----- A TORT DEFENDANT ! Texas Supreme Court Grants Mandamus Petition to Protect Railroad from Discovery Requests In
its first case decided with opinion in the new fiscal year, the Texas ... mandamus granted to protect trade secrets, privilege, pricing information) IN RE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; from Bexar County; 4th district
(04-08-00388-CV, ... Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(c), we conditionally grant Union Pacific's petition for
writ of mandamus and direct the trial court to vacate ...
31 May 3:01 pm
In Illinois, a former railroad employee is suing Union Pacific Railroad Company for injuries he says he sustained as a result of his work for the defendant. Jimmy R Greens
worked for the railroad company from 1980 - ... correct. Carpal tunnel syndrome and body parts that are worn out are two unfortunate conditions
that can result, making it difficult to for the railroad worker to keep doing his or her job or live comfortably without experiencing ongoing
pain. Traveling electrician sues Union Pacific ...
21 Jul 6:49 pm
Albert Wickam, an Illinois railroad employee, has filed a FELA complaint against Union
Pacific Railroad Company. Wickam says he sustained a musculoskeletal disease while working with
unsafe equipment belonging to the company. Wickam began ... he was using were not ergonomically designed to eliminate or reduce the risk factors responsible for his injuries. Wickam
says the railroad company committed 24 negligent acts, including failing to provide him with a safe working environment, making him perform ...
18 Nov, 2008 7:49 am
... Railroad recently lost a $5,390,000.00 jury verdict against an injured railroad employee. The
employee was using a hayfork to lift 10-pound oil filters into a ... while doing that work, requiring three back surgeries. The injured railroad worker sued his employer, Union Pacific Railroad, under FELA, the Federal Employees Liability Act. The jury awarded the worker $5,390,000.00. Injured on the railroad? The FELA and railroad injury attorneys at Vujasinovic & Beckcom handle serious injury and ...
18 Nov, 2008 7:49 am
... Railroad recently lost a $5,390,000.00 jury verdict against an injured railroad employee. The
employee was using a hayfork to lift 10-pound oil filters into a ... while doing that work, requiring three back surgeries. The injured railroad worker sued his employer, Union Pacific Railroad, under FELA, the Federal Employees Liability Act. The jury awarded the worker $5,390,000.00. Injured on the railroad? The FELA and railroad injury attorneys at Vujasinovic & Beckcom handle serious injury and ...
30 Apr, 2008 6:00 am
The Court of Appeal's opinion in Woods v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Apr. 15, 2008; pub. ord. Apr. 28, 2008), begins with this paragraph: Plaintiff Raymond A. Woods appeals from a judgment
entered following the grant of a directed verdict in favor of defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. We affirm the judgment. Plaintiff also appeals from the order awarding defendant ordinary costs and expert fees and costs. Inasmuch as
plaintiff has presented no arguments with respect ...
15 Mar, 2007 9:35 am
Divided three-judge Eighth Circuit panel holds that Union Pacific Railroad is not liable for sexual discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 by
failing to cover prescription contraception for its female employees: You can access today's ruling at this link.
3 Feb 11:48 pm
Ranee Tademy, an African American, began a lawsuit in 2004 that alleged he was the target of racial epithets from co-workers and supervisors at Union Pacific Railroad. Tademy claims he was subject to a pervasive racism
at work, which subjected him to a hostile work environment. The details of the court resolution were ordered confidential. If you believe that you have been the subject of racial
discrimination or ...
9 Oct 12:24 pm
It doesn't surprise me, I guess, to find out that the potential recovery of expert witness fees in FELA cases is governed by federal law. It's a substantive statute. It's got special
rules. Those rules might be frustrated if state law was held to govern disputes regarding expert witness fees in state court. I can grok that. But it nonetheless seems a little strange
to say -- as Justice Nicholson does here -- that because FELA is a substantive statute with special rules, the applicable rule in ...
6 Jan 12:29 pm
... helper is suing Union Pacific Railroad Company and
Alton and Southern Railway Company for work injuries he sustained while working for both companies. John ... was using ripped, causing him to lose balance and fall off a railcar. The
railroad accident occurred on July 6 in an East St. Louis yard while he ... operator to securely hang on to the side of the car during
operation. There are also concerns that railroad companies are not providing remote control operators with enough training to allow them ...
23 Feb 2:41 pm
... reversed. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (7th Cir 04/09/2008); rehearing denied, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
... , it heretofore has not been clear when and how that evidence must be presented. The court found that the Board denied the Union due
process by requiring evidence of conferencing to be presented in the on-property record, a requirement not clearly enunciated in the ...
6 Jul, 2006 2:27 am
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Iowa state court against Union Pacific railroad, alleging negligence due to a loss of personal information. The lawsuit alleges that Union Pacific was ... protect employees' Social Security numbers, and for using SSN to identify employees. In April, a laptop was stolen with the names and Social
Security numbers of 30,000 current and retired Union Pacific employees. UP notified the employees and
for a year credit monitoring. In addition, the employee allegedly ...
28 Sep 8:43 pm
Next week, on October 7, the Supreme Court will hold oral argument in Union Pacific Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an RLA arbitration case. In the case, the National Railroad
Adjustment Board dismissed five employees' challenge to disciplinary actions,...
5 Mar 9:18 am
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that Union Pacific
Railroad will pay $75,000 and furnish significant relief measures to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the EEOC. The suit charged
that Union Pacific refused to hire a female applicant to a system material foreman position at its
Glamis, CA, facility, even though she had more seniority than the other applicants. ...
26 Jul, 2005 11:15 am
[JURIST] US District Judge for the District of Nebraska Laurie Smith Camp [official profile] ruled Monday that Union Pacific Railroad [official website] discriminated against women by covering a range of preventive drugs, but not
contraception, in its health care plan. Planned Parenthood [advocacy website] supported the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, alleging that the failure to cover contraception
10 Sep 4:26 pm
... the pancreatic cancer he says he sustained while on the job. Brad Thompson worked for Union Pacific from 1984 - 2009. In his Illinois railroad worker lawsuit, Thompson says that he was exposed to toxic
materials, including asbestos, diesel ... in serious health issues, including injury, illness, disease, and even death. Obtaining compensation from an employer for your railroad worker injury is a different process than filing for workers' compensation recovery for injuries sustained because of work ...
7 Oct 10:50 pm
... their employer for work injuries under the Federal Employers Liability Act. It is important that you retain the services of an experienced Illinois railroad injury law firm that knows how to successfully represent clients with FELA cases. Recently, railroad worker
David Brinkley filed his ... spinal injuries in FELA suit, The Record, October 7, 2009 Illinois Central Railroad sued by welder, carman, The
Record, October 7, 2009 Union Pacific named in new FELA complaint in St. Clair County, The Record,
...
23 Jul, 2008 3:11 pm
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Union Pacific Railroad Co. has agreed to pay $102 million for a huge California wildfire ... Pacific spokeswoman Zoe Richmond
said. U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. had said the federal government could seek damages far ... higher damages. In this case, the government estimated that could be as high as
$190 million, a figure the railroad was disputing, according to court records. "A precedent has been set here … that will let us ...
18 Nov 8:24 pm
... Bremer has ridden on locomotives and other equipment that he claims caused the excessive stress injuries. In his Illinois railroad worker
injury lawsuit, he is accusing BNSF of neglecting to provide a safe working environment, safe equipment, safe working ... this one involving injuries sustained during a trip and fall
accident, former Union-Pacific Railroad Company worker
Phillip Roberts says that the railroad company neglected to award him damages for the disfigurement he suffered during the work ...
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