Nebraska Jury Awards $920K to Man Hurt When Chair Broke

August 3, 2015

A man who was injured at a Union Pacific facility when a chair he was sitting on broke has been awarded more than $920,000 by a jury in western Nebraska.

Dan Anderson filed the lawsuit in March 2010, alleging that the railroad failed to provide him a safe place to work. The accident occurred on Oct. 2, 2007, when Anderson was 55 and working as a control operator at Union Pacific’s South Morrill facility in Scotts Bluff County. The verdict was rendered last week after a three-day trial.

Anderson’s attorney Kyle Long says Anderson lost 61 days of work and had to undergo back surgery.

Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said that the railroad respects the jury’s decision but plans to appeal.

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  • August 5, 2015 at 2:15 pm
    Original Bob says:
    I thought this is why work comp was devised. I'll bet that is why it took so long to litigate and a big reason why an appeal is being made.
  • August 4, 2015 at 4:19 pm
    UW Supreme says:
    I would like to know more details on this one before commenting further, although the visual of what a 55-year old male in Nebraska looks like is pretty vivid. I'm just imagin... read more
  • August 4, 2015 at 4:17 pm
    Agent says:
    8 years to litigate this? The wheels of justice grind very slowly in Nebraska. $920,000?????

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