1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.Ct.
  4. 139 S.Ct.
  5. 139 S.Ct. 893 (2019)
 

BNSF RY. CO. v. LOOS

No. 17-1042.

139 S.Ct. 893 (2019)

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Petitioner v. Michael D. LOOS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Blatt , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

David C. Frederick , for Respondent.

Rachel P. Kovner for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Charles G. Cole , Alice E. Loughran , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, William Brasher , Boyle Brasher LLC, St. Louis, MO, Thomas R. Jayne , Fort Worth, TX, Lisa S. Blatt , Elisabeth S. Theodore , Andrew T. Tutt , Arnold & Porter, Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, R. Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter, Kaye Scholer LLP, Denver, CO, for Petitioner.

Michael A. Wolff , Jerome J. Schlichter , Nelson G. Wolff , Schlichter Bogard, & Denton LLP, St. Louis, MO, Michael F. Tello , Tello Law Firm, Anoka, MN, David C. Frederick , Brendan J. Crimmins , Daniel S. Severson , Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, David M. Burke , Centreville, VA, for Respondent.

Respondent Michael Loos was injured while working at petitioner BNSF Railway Company's railyard. Loos sued BNSF under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and gained a $ 126,212.78 jury verdict. Of that amount the jury ascribed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases