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WORCESTER v. SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RY. CO.

No. 14-1965.

827 F.3d 179 (2016)

Jason WORCESTER, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan P. Dumais , with whom Glen L. Porter and Eaton Peabody, Bangor, ME, were on brief, for appellant.

Marc T. Wietzke , with whom Flynn & Wietzke, P.C. was on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Torruella and Barron, Circuit Judges.

Defendant, Springfield Terminal Railway Company ("Springfield"), appeals from a jury verdict awarding punitive damages to the plaintiff, Jason Worcester, under the whistleblower provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (the "FRSA"). 49 U.S.C. § 20109. Springfield argues that the District Court gave the jury an incorrect...

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