Legal Opinion
Ragland v. BNSF Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 14, 2016No. 08-14-00094-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVEN L. HUGHES, Justice
Willard Ragland, Jr. sued his employer, BNSF Railway Company, under the Federal Employers Liability Act. Ragland claimed he' suffered a work-related cumulative trauma injury to both knees that manifested in early 2010. He also claimed BNSF made a negligent work assignment to him on August 2, 2010, knowing that he was having issues with his knees that day. BNSF moved for summary judgment asserting that Ragland’s cumulative trauma claims were related to an injury Ragland had suffered to his left knee in 2008 and were barred by the three-year FELA statute of…
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