Lough v. BNSF Railway Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO PAUL LOUGH, Plaintiff, v. No. 2:16-cv-00338-JCH-SMV BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER While working as a conductor for his employer, BNSF Railway Company, Paul Lough injured his ankle after his BNSF-issued safety vest snagged a doorway bolt. Mr. Lough asserts liability for negligence under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act,

45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60

(“FELA”) (1981 & Supp. 2018), maintaining that BNSF should have either provided him a vest that would not get snagged, or one that would rapidly “breakaway”…