May 15, 2025
The full Ninth Circuit upheld a win for BNSF Railway on Thursday in a now-deceased conductor's lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliation for testing train cars' brakes, finding the railroad had met the high bar required for lawful firing under whistleblower protection law.
March 29, 2022
A Washington federal court handed a win to BNSF Railway Co. in a former employee's Federal Railroad Safety Act retaliation case revived from the Ninth Circuit, rejecting his contention that he'd been fired, in part, for conducting a safety test.
May 27, 2016
A former BNSF Railway Co. employee was awarded a $1.6 million verdict on Thursday after a federal jury in Washington ruled that he was fired in part in retaliation for conducting a safety test, which is protected under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.