Legal Opinion
Poole v. Burlington Northern Railroad
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided June 16, 1997No. 4:96CV3035PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KOPF, District Judge.
Timothy Poole, a former employee of defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Company (“BN”), brings this action under Nebraska law for damages and equitable remedies arising out of BN’s termination of Poole’s employment after Poole allegedly had alcohol on his breath while on railroad property at a time when Poole was off duty. In this diversity action, Poole alleges that BN’s investigation and termination of him (1) violated Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-1903 (Michie 1995), the Nebraska statute that governs use of drug and alcohol tests on employees; (2) violated…
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