By: Derek Hawkins//January 30, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Glen Armstrong, Sr. v. BNSF Railway Company, et al.
Case No.: 16-3674; 17-1088
Officials: BAUER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Jury Instructions
After he was fired, Glen Armstrong sued his former employer, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), under the Federal Rail Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20109 et seq. (FRSA), alleging unlawful retaliation. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury returned a verdict in favor of BNSF. Armstrong appeals, contending that an improper jury instruction misled the jury. We affirm.
Affirmed