John Giza v. Bnsf Railway Company

MANSFIELD, Justice.

This case involves a long-time employee of a railroad who suffered a knee injury as a result of the railroad’s negligence. Because of the injury, the employee was no longer able to work at his job. At the time of the injury, the employee was nearly fifty-nine, and he would have been eligible to retire on full benefits at age sixty. Indeed, he had previously checked the railroad’s website to determine the benefits he would receive if he retired at age sixty.

Following the injury, the employee sued the railroad in the Polk County District Court under the Federal Employers’…