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BNSF RY. CO. v. CRINGLE

No. DA 11-0404.

281 P.3d 203 (2012)

2012 MT 143

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Petitioner and Appellee, v. Chad CRINGLE, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Peter M. Meloy , Meloy Law Firm, Helena, Montana, Terry N. Trieweiler , Trieweiler Law Firm, Whitefish, Montana.

For Appellee: Jeff Hedger , Benjamin O. Rechtfertig ; Hedger Friend, P.L.L.C.; Billings, Montana.

Justice BETH BAKER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Chad Cringle appeals the order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, remanding this case to the Montana Human Rights Commission for further proceedings in his discrimination complaint against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF). The dispositive issue on appeal is whether BNSF has demonstrated sufficient grounds to excuse its noncompliance with the fourteen-day filing deadline of § 49-2-505(3)(c), MCA.

¶ 2 We reverse the District...

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