Fields v. BNSF Railway Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA DARRYL E. FIELDS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-16-213-KEW ) BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, ) a corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) O R D E R This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Prohibit Evidence or Argument Concerning Assumption of the Risk and BNSF Railway’s Empowerment Rule (Docket Entry #155). Plaintiff seeks to preclude Defendant BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) from introducing evidence that Plaintiff was “empowered” to not to perform any unsafe task or to use other equipment. Plaintiff…