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RUARK v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 17-2429.

916 F.3d 619 (2019)

Danny R. RUARK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Ferguson , Attorney, Law Office of H. Chris Christy, North Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas E. Jones , Attorney, Thompson Coburn, Belleville, IL, Brody E. Dawson , Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.

The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, was enacted more than a hundred years ago to compensate railroad employees for injuries they receive on the job. Ruark was an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad when a hydraulic rail drill malfunctioned and sprayed him with hot oil. He sought relief...

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