Split Panel Finds No FELA Liability for Engineer's Injuries

A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a railroad was not liable for a train engineer’s injuries from a derailment caused by a misaligned track switch. Case: Miller v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 19-2536, 08/26/2020, published. Facts: Gary Miller worked for the Union Pacific Railroad Co. as an engineer. In September 2015, Miller was operating a train along a mainline track running from Oklahoma City to Enid. Near Enid was a switch that could divert a train from the mainline track to a side track. Union Pacific had not used the side track for about 1...