Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided March 13, 2019No. CV-17-784PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid M. Glover, Judge
Irene Murphy filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, alleging that Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) negligently failed to protect her husband, Alton Murphy, from exposure to toxic chemicals during his employment with the railroad. The complaint alleged that the railroad's negligence caused Mr. Murphy to develop multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer, leading to his death in 2014. Union Pacific filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that Mr. and Mrs. Murphy previously released the railroad from any further liability for toxic exposure as part of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Callen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Wicker v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Caplener v. Bluebonnet Milling Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Richardson v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011
- Blevins v. HudsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chacon v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020
- June Fisher, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Alan Fisher v. BNSF Railway Company, (Individually and as Successor-In Interest to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company, Atchison and Quincy Railroad Company, Burlington Northern, Inc., and Burlington Northern Railroad Company), Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2022