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Dustin Hess v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
8th CircuitAugust 6, 2018No. 17-1167Cited 41 times
Defendant WinUnion Pacific Railroad Company
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Loken, Gruender, Erickson
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 8th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
RetaliationWhistleblower
Outcome
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Union Pacific Railroad, finding that Hess failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliation for reporting a work-related injury under the Federal Railway Safety Act.
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