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Ballard v. Union Pacific R. Co.
Neb.April 2, 2010No. S-09-905Cited 104 times
Defendant WinUnion Pacific Railroad Company
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Heavican
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- summary judgment
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Hostile Work Environment
Outcome
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Union Pacific Railroad, holding that Ballard failed to demonstrate that UP knew or should have known of the three employees' propensity for harassment that would foreseeably result in the assault he suffered.
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