Legal Opinion
William A. Rilling v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1994No. 93-35222Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
William Rilling seeks to escape the effect of a settlement agreement he made with Burlington Northern. Burlington Northern had not told him when he signed the settlement that it was being sued in another action by a similarly situated plaintiff. The other plaintiff won, after Rilling had settled. We affirm the District Court decision holding Rilling to his agreement.
Facts
In 1967, the ICC approved the proposed merger of several railroads into the Burling ton Northern Railroad. When the ICC approved the merger, it provided employment protection to the railroad…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. NemitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. ICCSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- William A. Rilling v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Ronald L. Cosby v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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