Law 360

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

BNSF Railway Co. has agreed to settle claims it unlawfully scanned more than 44,000 truck drivers' fingerprints, according to a court order issued on Monday, shortly after an Illinois federal judge ordered a new trial and vacated a $228 million fine against the company.

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Law 360

MARCH 22, 2023

An ex-BNSF Railway Co. conductor in Washington has accused the railroad giant of firing him on the false grounds that he abused medical leave policy, even though the company had for years allowed him time off during severe allergy spells.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 28, 2023

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. re-opens the door to suing foreign companies in U.S. Although he currently lives in Virginia, he sued Norfolk Southern (a company then incorporated and based in Virginia) in state court in Pennsylvania, asserting claims under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). Washington (1945).

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2022

Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. BNSF Railway Company. (In a separate issue, Gottesfeld argues that the judge exceeded his discretion because the judge responded to Gottesfeld’s three motions for recusal alleging conflicts of interests with only the directive, “Motion denied,” without any explanation or disclosure.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 3, 2023

This creates inconsistencies between the scope of application of the Draft Directive and existing jurisdictional law, both on the EU level and on the domestic level, and can lead to an enforcement gap: EU companies may be able to escape the existing EU jurisdiction; non-EU companies may even not be subject to such jurisdiction.

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