January 18, 2019
Seats Inc. must face BNSF Railway Co.'s breach-of-contract suit alleging the manufacturer should be on the hook for payments to an engineer who suffered career-ending injuries from allegedly defective locomotive seats, a Nebraska federal judge ruled.
August 16, 2018
The Eighth Circuit's recent finding that BNSF Railway Co. can sue a seat manufacturer over an engineer's injury clarifies that state law claims based on federal safety standards don't upend the national uniformity in railroad regulations that has long been protected by federal law, experts say.
August 13, 2018
The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived BNSF Railway Co.'s breach-of-contract suit alleging Seats Inc. should be on the hook for payments to an engineer who suffered career-ending injuries from the manufacturer's allegedly defective locomotive seats, saying the railroad giant's claims are not preempted by federal law.