Dave Schmitt Secures Summary Judgment for BNSF Railway in Two Separate Toxic Tort Lawsuits
Dave Schmitt, a partner at Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP, secured summary judgment for BNSF Railway in two separate toxic tort lawsuits. The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska dismissed both cases finding they were time-barred by FELA’s three-year statute of limitations, 45 U.S.C. § 56. In Salstrand v. BNSF Ry., No. 4:20-cv-3146 (D. Neb. 2022), the plaintiff was diagnosed with multiple myeloma on March 3, 2014. [...]