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BNSF RY. CO. v. TYRRELL

No. 16-405.

137 S.Ct. 1549 (2017)

581 U.S. 402

BNSF RAILWAY CO., Petitioner v. Kelli TYRRELL, special administrator for the Estate of Brent T. Tyrrell, Deceased, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew S. Tulumello, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Nicole A. Saharsky, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioner.

Julie A. Murray, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Andrew S. Tulumello, Michael R. Huston, Sean J. Cooksey, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Fredric A. Bremseth, Bremseth Law Firm, P.C., Minnetonka, MN, Robert S. Fain, Jr., Billings, MT, Julie A. Murray, Scott L. Nelson, Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

The two cases we decide today arise under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., which makes railroads liable in money damages to their employees for on-the-job injuries. Both suits were pursued in Montana state courts although...

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