Pope v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- Federal Employer's Liability
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
- State
- Nebraska
- Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
Union Pacific Railroad Company prevailed on summary judgment. The court found Pope's Federal Employers Liability Act claim was time-barred under the three-year statute of limitations because Pope knew or should have known of his colon cancer diagnosis and workplace exposure to hazardous materials by February 4, 2013, but did not file suit until September 7, 2018.
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