Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2004No. 03-10534PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
In this negligence action under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (“FELA”), Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) appeals the district court’s denial of its alternative motions for judgment as a matter of law or new trial following a jury verdict in favor of railroad employee Rene Rivera on his personal injury claims. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Rivera’s FELA action against Union Pacific claimed that he sustained a herniated disk on July 17, 2001, as a result of the railroad’s failure to provide him with a…
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