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· 3/19/2004

Hysten v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.

Citations

  • 85 P.3d 1183
  • 277 Kan. 551
  • 2004 Kan. LEXIS 145
  • 175 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2222
  • 2004 WL 3142558

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  • noting Kansas has a “ ‘thoroughly established’ ” public policy supporting injured workers’ rights to pursue remedies for their on-the-job injuries and opposing retaliation against them for exercising their rights
  • responding to certified question from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals after defendant filed motion to dismiss in federal court case alleging Federal Employers Liability Act provided an adequate alternative remedy for plaintiffs common-law retaliatory discharge claim
  • “We are attempting to discern the breadth and depth underlying public policy.”
  • filing claim under Federal Employers Liability Act

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Judges: Beier

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