Smith v. BNSF Railway Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 17–cv–00977–KMT ANTHONY J. SMITH, Plaintiff, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. ORDER This matter is before the court on “BNSF Railway Company’s Amended Motion and Brief in Support for Bifurcation of Plaintiff’s FELA and FRSA Claims for Trial” [Doc. No. 77]. Plaintiff responded in opposition [Doc. No. 79] and Defendant replied [Doc. No. 83]. The chronology of events underlying both Plaintiff’s Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”)1 and Federal…