Legal Opinion
Lincoln v. BNSF Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2018No. 17-3120PublishedCited by 486 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
Several years after a tank car spill accident, Larry D. Lincoln and Brad C. Mosbrucker (collectively "Appellants") advised BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF") that medical conditions attributable to the accident rendered them partially, permanently disabled and prevented them from working outdoors. Upon learning of Appellants' alleged medical conditions, BNSF removed Appellants from service as Maintenance of Way ("MOW") workers purportedly due to safety concerns and because MOW work entails outdoor work. With some assistance from BNSF's Medical and Environmental Health…
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