BHD. OF LOCOMOTIVE ENG'RS v. UNION PACIFIC R.R.

No. 21-50544.

31 F.4th 337 (2022)

BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dimitre James Petroff , Joshua McInerney , Wentz, McInerney, Peifer & Petroff, L.L.C., Powell, OH, James Roddy Tanner, Esq. , Tanner & Associates, P.C., Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert S. Hawkins , Andrew J. Rolfes , Cozen O'Connor, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Oscar Arnulfo Lara , Carlos Rincon , Rincon Law Group, P.C., El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Donald James Munro, Esq. , Jones Day, Washington, DC, Michael Maratto , National Railway Labor Conference, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae National Railway Labor Conference.

Before Dennis, Higginson, and Costa, Circuit Judges.


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