Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided September 7, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-K-600, 93-K-601 and 94-K-1122PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KANE, Senior District Judge.
These consolidated Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) cases arise out of an August 13, 1991 leak of anhydrous ammonia vapor near a hog-loading facility in Gibbon, Nebraska. • Plaintiff employees of Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) claim they were exposed to the ammonia while serving as crewmembers on a westbound Union Pacific train sent to Gibbon to pick up hogs, and claim they suffered severe and disabling respiratory and other injuries as a result. Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Blair v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Richard Gallose v. Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Robert B. Peyton, Jr. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rivera v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1994
- Smith v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1995
- Swan v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Ezidore v. City of New Orleans ex rel. Public Belt Railroad Commission of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005