No. 22-225
Leopoldo Mendoza-Gomez v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Individually and Successor-in-Interest to Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Tags: asbestos-exposure cancer disease-claims existing-controversy federal-employers-liability-act fela future-liability railroad-liability release statutory-interpretation
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a release of an "existing controversy" that also purports to exempt a railroad from future liability for legally distinct claims for diseases that have not yet manifested violates 45 U.S.C. § 55 with respect to those future claims.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a release of an 'existing controversy' that also purports to exempt a railroad from future liability for legally distinct claims for diseases that have not yet manifested violates 45 U.S.C. § 55 with respect to those future claims
Docket Entries
2022-10-20
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2022-10-03
Joint motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 filed.
2022-09-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2022)
2022-08-03
Application (22A85) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 7, 2022.
2022-07-28
Application (22A85) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 8, 2022 to October 6, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Leopoldo Mendoza-Gomez
Earl Landers Vickery — Vickery & Shepherd, LLP, Petitioner