Thomas Host v. BNSF Railway Company

BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) appeals from the entry of judgment in favor of Thomas Host (“Host”) following a jury trial on Host’s claim for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”). 1 BNSF claims several errors involving the admission of evidence, the submission of Host’s claims to the jury, and jury instructions, any one of which BNSF. contends warrants a new trial. Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background 2

Host was hired by BNSF in January 2007. In 2010, Host began working in the Argentine railway yard in Kansas City as a switchman and…