Case Result

$320,000

Discrimination

2009
Trial Verdict
Whitefish, MT

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Case Details

Following trial before the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, the Hearing Examiner found that BNSF had discriminated against Charles Bilbruck by denying him employment based on its perception that he was disabled due to extreme obesity. It awarded him $250,000, which was increased to $320,000 by the District Court after inclusion of attorney fees and costs. Following BNSF’s appeal of the damage calculations, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed judgment in favor of Mr. Bilbruck.

Trieweiler Law Firm

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Trieweiler Law Firm

Whitefish, MT
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