Jason M. Bultinck vs BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware corporation

Case Background

Plaintiff Jason M. Bultinck filed the lawsuit on March 17, 2022, in the Minnesota State District Court of Hennepin County (Case number: 27-CV-22-3273). Judge Kristin Siegesmund presided over it.

Cause

On December 18, 2019, Jason M. Bultinck, a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, was employed as a conductor by BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware corporation. Bultinck worked at BNSF's railroad yard in St. Paul, performing his duties as part of interstate commerce operations. While switching railcars on BNSF's tracks, Bultinck observed a misaligned drawbar on one of the railcars he needed to switch. As part of his job responsibilities, Bultinck was required to reali