A 34-year veteran of Union Pacific Railroad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit against the nation's largest railroad claiming he was subjected to numerous repetitive traumas while repairing railroad tracks.
A former conductor for Union Pacific Railroad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit against the railroad claiming that from 1969 through 2004, he was required to work with and around diesel fumes and other chemicals causing serious and permanent injuries.
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed St. Clair County Associate Judge Richard A. Aguirre's decision to grant a permanent injunction prohibiting Union Pacific from obstructing a grade crossing on Monsanto Avenue in Sauget for more than 10 minutes in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle Code.
An electrician for Union Pacific Railroad filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $100,000, claiming he was injured when a fire extinguisher fell from the wall and struck him.