MONOHON v. BNSF RY. CO.

No. 18-3346.

17 F.4th 773 (2021)

Daniel MONOHON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Jeanette Stull , of Lincoln, NE. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Corey Lane Stull , of Lincoln, NE.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Bryan P Neal , of Dallas, TX. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee brief; Nichole S. Bogen , of Lincoln, NE, Andrew David Weeks , of Lincoln, NE, Lauren Brenna Timmons , of Dallas, TX.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Daniel Monohon worked as a railroad track inspector for BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in southern Iowa. BNSF terminated his employment after Monohon took the position that wearing a seatbelt while traveling in a hy-rail vehicle was dangerous. Monohon thereafter filed suit, alleging that BNSF violated the Federal Railroad Safety...

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