Iowa Supreme Court: Union Pacific Railroad not liable for worker’s suicide - Nyemaster Goode On Brief
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Iowa Supreme Court: Union Pacific Railroad not liable for worker’s suicide - Nyemaster Goode On Brief
The Union Pacific Railroad Co. is not liable under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for the death of an employee who took his own life from emotional distress caused by his supervisor’ harassment, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down April 25. Kera Morgan, as administrator of her late husband Phillip’s estate, sued the railroad in Polk County District Court for wrongful death under FELA, which makes railroads liable f…
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