BNSF Railway Co. v. Seats, Inc.

Docket Number17-1399
Decision Date13 August 2018

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8 cases
  • Berndsen v. N.D. Univ. Sys.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • 10 d2 Agosto d2 2021
    ...the district court's judgment and remanding for further proceedings.1 We accept these allegations as true. See BNSF Ry. Co. v. Seats, Inc. , 900 F.3d 545, 546 (8th Cir. 2018).2 Given our holding, we do not reach the denial of the athletes’ request for leave to amend.3 Under our precedent, t......
  • Alexis Bailly Vineyard, Inc. v. Harrington
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • 29 d1 Julho d1 2019
    ...claims "[w]hen it would be beneficial for the district court to consider an ... argument in the first instance." BNSF Ry. Co. v. Seats, Inc. , 900 F.3d 545, 549 (8th Cir. 2018) (quoting Loftness Specialized Farm Equip., Inc. v. Twiestmeyer & Assocs. , 742 F.3d 845, 851 (8th Cir. 2014) ). "W......
  • Foster v. Walmart, Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • 8 d5 Outubro d5 2021
    ...agreement to arbitrate, if it existed, would cover this particular dispute or be unconscionable if it did. See BNSF Ry. Co. v. Seats, Inc. , 900 F.3d 545, 549 (8th Cir. 2018) (declining to consider arguments that the district court never ...
  • Carlson v. BNSF Ry. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Minnesota
    • 4 d2 Janeiro d2 2022
    ...Urie v. Thompson, 337 U.S. 163, 188-89 (1949)). Significantly, “[a]n injured employee does not have a private right of action under the LIA.” Id. (citing Urie, U.S. at 188-89); accord Cowden v. BNSF Ry. Co., 690 F.3d 884, 886 n.1 (8th Cir. 2012) (observing that, “because the LIA does not pr......
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