Court Rejects FELA Case Based on Worker's Claim of Exhaustion

A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act blaming a railway for his injuries from a fall that he attributed to his fatigue from being forced to work too long. Case: Hanson v. Fort Worth & Western Railroad Co., No. 02-21-00244-CV, 04/07/2022, published. Facts: Greg Hanson worked for the Fort Worth & Western Railroad Co. as a roadmaster. He allegedly suffered injuries in April 2019 when he fell from a rail truck. According to Hanson, dismounting from the truck was a regular part of his job, and he had never had a problem b...