Exclusion of Testimony Doesn't Constitute Prejudicial Error in FELA Case

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a trial court did not prejudicially err in preventing a witness from testifying that an employer’s modifications to a forklift may have led to its tipping over and causing injury. Case: Walker v. BNSF Railway Co., No. S-19-331, 07/24/2020, published. Facts: Theresa Walker worked for the BNSF Railway Co. She suffered injuries while at work in November 2010 while using a forklift to place a locomotive traction motor onto a flatbed trailer. Walker alleged that she had driven the forklift into position, raised the traction motor into the air,&nbs...