Legal Opinion

Walls v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Incorporated

District Court, D. Nebraska

Decided July 22, 2022No. 8:20-cv-00413Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA CHRISTOPHER WALLS, Plaintiff, 8:20-CV-413 vs. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION Delaware corporation, Defendant. Christopher Walls has sued Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) for negligence and negligence per se under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). In his negligence per se claim, Walls claims that an employee of Union Pacific violated Federal Railroad Administration regulation

49 C.F.R. § 218.103

and Union Pacific operating rule 8.2 when the employee…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958

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