No. 21-270
BNSF Railway Company v. Robert Dannels
Tags: federal-employers-liability-act non-frivolous-defenses preemption railroad-liability settlement settlement-obligations state-law-claims state-law-duties unfair-settlement-practices uniform-federal-framework
Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether FELA preempts state-law duties that require a defendant to settle and pay FELA claims even when the defendant has non-frivolous defenses to liability under FELA.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether FELA preempts state-law duties that require a defendant to settle and pay FELA claims even when the defendant has non-frivolous defenses to liability under FELA
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-21
Reply of petitioner BNSF Railway Company filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-08
Brief of respondent Robert Dannels in opposition filed.
2021-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.
2021-10-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 24, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-10-25
Response Requested. (Due November 24, 2021)
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent Robert Dannels to respond filed.
2021-09-24
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
2021-09-24
Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed.
2021-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2021. See Rule 30.1.
2021-09-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2021 to October 24, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-08-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2021)
Attorneys
Association of American Railroads
Daniel Saphire — Association of Amer. Railroads, Amicus
BNSF Railway Company
Andrew S. Tulumello — Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Petitioner
Robert Dannels
Deepak Gupta — Gupta Wessler PLLC, Respondent
Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation
Cory L. Andrews — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus