Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Navarro

Opinion by

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

This is a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case in which Cenobio E. Navarro, representative of the Estate of Manuela Navarro, claims the exposure to diesel exhaust at the Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, caused Manuela Navarro’s bone marrow cancer and resulting death. Following a jury trial, the trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict in Navarro’s favor and awarded $2 million in damages. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) appeals on two grounds: (1) that the trial court erred in…