Ronald Sweatt v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Per Curiam
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
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Claim Types
Outcome
The court affirmed summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad, holding that Sweatt failed to file his administrative complaint within the required 180-day deadline under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, as the statute of limitations began running when the company first denied payment for his surgery in summer 2012.
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