Legal Opinion
Dallas Wildman v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1987No. 86-4194PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, Dallas Wildman, sued his employer, the Burlington Northern Railroad Company, under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA” or “the Act”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-59, when he was injured in the course of his employment. The jury awarded him $160,000 in damages. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for prejudgment interest and to amend his complaint to request punitive damages. We affirm the district court.
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In February 1984, the plaintiff, a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Railroad Company, was injured when his train made an emergency…
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