Legal Opinion
Tischer, Jessica v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 30, 2020No. 3:19-cv-00166Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JESSICA TISCHER, individually and as personal representative of JACOB TISCHER, Plaintiff, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, OPINION and ORDER Defendant and 19-cv-166-jdp Third-Party Plaintiff, v. PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC., Third-Party Defendant. Jacob Tischer suffered a stroke while on the job for his employer, defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. He died in the hospital from stroke-related complications two weeks later. Jacob’s wife, Jessica, sues Union Pacific under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. SorrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Catherine L. Turner Fulk, Administrator of the Estate of Larry D. Turner, Deceased, and Catherine Turner Fulk v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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