Skender v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Brian Skender appeals a Jefferson County Circuit Court order dismissing with prejudice his Federal Employers' Liability Act1 (FELA) claim against Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR). He claims that the trial court erred in determining that equitable tolling did not apply to save his claim from the expiration of the statute of limitations. We affirm.

This is the third time this case is before us on appeal. The underlying facts are not complicated. On July 11, 2012, Skender, a UPRR employee, was injured while working at a UPRR repair track in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. From this injury, Skender…