Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 2008No. C055656PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, Acting P. J.
This appeal is from a trial court order prohibiting defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) from compelling plaintiff Carlyle Pratt to attend a medical examination or conducting a disciplinary hearing to terminate Pratt’s employment for refusing to provide it with medical evidence justifying his continued absence from work.
In the underlying suit, Pratt filed suit against his employer, Union Pacific, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.; FELA) and the Locomotive Inspection Act (49 U.S.C. § 20701 et seq.) for personal…
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