U.S. Court of Appeals / Seventh Circuit

Brown v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.

Decided August 29, 2014. John Daniel Tinder wrote the opinion for the court.

765 F.3d 765 · Cited 91 times

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Schultz Ex Rel. Estate of Schultz v. Akzo Nobel Paints, LLC · 721 F.3d 426
Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500

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