Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Rovner
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
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Outcome
The district court granted Union Pacific's motion for judgment as a matter of law after finding Ruark did not meet the prerequisites for proceeding under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine in his FELA negligence claim. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, holding that Ruark failed to establish the required conditions for the doctrine and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a continuance.
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