Whalen v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

  1. September 07, 2016

    CSX Beats Sanctions Bid In Contentious Worker Injury Row

    Amid a prickly employer liability suit fraught with multiple sanctions bids and accusations of racism, a New York federal judge on Wednesday rejected a former CSX Transportation Inc. employee's request for sanctions against the company for allegedly destroying evidence, saying the facts proved otherwise.

  2. January 06, 2016

    CSX Blasts Sanctions Bid 'Sideshow' In Worker Injury Row

    CSX Transportation Inc. told a New York federal judge Wednesday that an ex-worker suing the railroad giant over whiplash he suffered from an allegedly malfunctioning office chair is distracting the court with "sideshow" claims of evidence spoliation, and should be sanctioned for his "absurd" legal tactics.

  3. September 09, 2015

    Atty's Letter Calling Opponent Racist Not Sanctionable

    A lawyer's letter calling his opposing counsel racist and discriminatory for inadvertently scheduling a site inspection in an employee's $10 million injury suit against CSX Transportation Inc. during Rosh Hashana isn't sanctionable, a New York federal judge said Wednesday, but cautioned the attorney to be more careful with his words.

  4. September 04, 2015

    Attys Continue Sanctions Fight Over Rosh Hashana 'Mistake'

    Two attorneys are continuing their fight over counsel for CSX Transportation Inc.’s request that a New York federal court sanction his opposing counsel in an employee’s $10 million injury suit for calling him racist and discriminatory after accidentally scheduling a site inspection during Rosh Hashana.

  5. September 01, 2015

    Attys Spar Over Sanctions Demand For Racism Accusation

    Two attorneys traded words this week after counsel for CSX Transportation Inc. in an employee's $10 million injury suit asked a New York federal judge Monday to sanction opposing counsel for calling him discriminatory and racist for inadvertently scheduling a site inspection during Rosh Hashana.

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