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ARMSTRONG v. BNSF RY. CO.

Nos. 16-3674 & 17-1088.

880 F.3d 377 (2018)

Glen ARMSTRONG, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, d/b/a The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin J. O'Malley , Kirsten M. Dunne , Michael A. Knobloch , Attorneys, GOLDBERG, WEISMAN & CAIRO, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul S. Balanon , Attorney, BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTE FE RAILWAY, Fort Worth, TX, Daniel J. Mohan , Attorney, DALEY MOHAN GROBLE, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Bauer, Flaum, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.

After he was fired, Glen Armstrong sued his former employer, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), under the Federal Rail Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20109 et seq. (FRSA), alleging unlawful retaliation. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury returned a verdict in favor of BNSF. Armstrong appeals, contending that an improper...

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