Legal Opinion
Paul Gunderson v. BNSF Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2017No. 15-2905PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Paul Gunderson appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment dismissing his complaint alleging that BNSF Railway Co. violated the Federal Rail Safety Act (“FRSA”), 49 U.S.C. § 20109, when it fired Gunderson in 2009 for harassing a co-worker and threatening a supervisor. Gunderson alleges that the real reason for his termination was unlawful retaliation for his prior FRSA-protected activity, an injury report and years of safety advocacy. A Department of Labor (“DOL”) administrative law judge (“ALJ”) dismissed Gunderson’s FRSA complaint on the merits following…
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