Legal Opinion
Crafton v. Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1998No. A-97-559, A-97-562PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Irwin, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
These appeals involve Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) cases arising out of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) injuries sustained by Donald R. Bimes and David W. Crafton (together, the plaintiffs), which they allege they sustained as a result of their employment with the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The plaintiffs each filed an action in the district court for Douglas County, claiming that UP negligently assigned him to work for which he was unsuited. In each case, the district court granted UP’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Boren v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.Nebraska Court of Appeals · 2002
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- McBride v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010