Sinclair v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.

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• considering testimony of the employee, his attorney, and representatives of the railroad as to what they believed was covered by the release and concluding that a genuine issue of material fact existed regarding the parties’ intent
• “The Wicker approach to the scope and validity of FELA releases in light of § 5 of FELA has been adopted approvingly by several courts. . . . We join these courts in adopting the standard set forth in Wicker[.]”

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