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Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
7th CircuitFebruary 20, 2019No. 17-2429Cited 29 times
Defendant WinUnion Pacific Railroad Company
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Flaum, Rovner, Scudder
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 7th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Wrongful Termination
Outcome
The appellate court affirmed the district court's judgment as a matter of law for Union Pacific Railroad, finding that plaintiff failed to meet the prerequisites for proceeding under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a continuance.
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