Hale et al v. Pan Am Railways, Inc. et al

  1. August 05, 2020

    Pan Am Can't Peel Away Worker's Tater Tot Injury Suit

    Pan Am Railways must face a suit from a grocery-supply mover whose feet were crushed by a pallet of frozen Tater Tots, after a Massachusetts federal judge held Wednesday that there are enough disputed facts and that the railway failed to cite relevant cases to support its motion for summary judgment.

  2. January 28, 2020

    Pan Am Says It's Not To Blame For Toppled Tater Tots

    Pan Am Railways Inc. said it is not to blame for a grocery-supply mover's feet being crushed by a pallet of frozen Tater Tots, claiming its responsibility was limited to safe transport and ensuring no exterior defects on the train, not the teetering tots inside.

  3. May 23, 2018

    Railcar Owner Denies Liability In Tater Tot Injury Suit

    Cryo-Trans Inc. told a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday it should be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a grocery-supply mover whose feet were crushed by a pallet of frozen Tater Tots that fell off a train car, arguing that it was not the company's obligation to ensure the shipment was safely loaded.

  4. March 30, 2018

    Tater Tots Injury Suit Survives Pan Am Preemption Rebuttal

    A grocery-supply mover whose feet were crushed by a pallet of frozen Tater Tots that fell off a train car can continue suing Pan Am Railways Inc. over negligently uneven cargo weight that allegedly caused his injuries, a Massachusetts federal judge said Friday.