Legal Opinion
Corey White v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2017No. 16-1958PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
Corey White sued Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., alleging liability for a lower-back injury. The question we address is whether White’s August 2012 suit is time-barred by the three-year FELA statute of limitations. More specifically, should White reasonably have known before August 2009—three years before filing suit—that Union Pacific’s rough tracks were injuring his lower back? White, a locomotive engineer for Union Pacific, testified that in 2007 and 2008 he experienced recurring…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ronald Sweatt v. Union Pacific Railroad CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Robert Campbell v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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