Legal Opinion
Michael Koziara v. BNSF Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2016No. 16-1577PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge,
The Federal Railroad Safety Act forbids a railroad to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee for conduct protected by the Act, including notifying the railroad that he has. suffered a work-related injury. 49 U.S.C. § 20109(a), (a)(4). The plaintiff in this case was employed by BNSF Railway Company, the second-largest North American freight railroad, and brought this suit against the railroad for violating the provisions of the Railroad Safety Act that we just .cited. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him damages, and the…
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