NNG: Federal judge dismisses discrimination case against Union Pacific/Edgar Dickens

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CHEYENNE (WTE) - A federal judge decided earlier this month that a lawsuit filed against Union Pacific Railroad alleging one of its employees here sexually harassed and retaliated against his administrative assistant did not need to go to trial.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Nancy Freudenthal granted the defense's motion for summary judgment on June 18. That means she ruled in favor of the railroad and dismissed the claims with prejudice so they cannot be re-filed.

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There also has been court action recently in a separate complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming against Union Pacific naming Dickens. That claim, by Henry Krening, says Dickens caused him so much stress that he now suffers from diabetes.

Krening's case stalled for more than a year but remained active. On June 9, U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson denied a motion filed by Union Pacific asking for the case to be dismissed. Updates on that case will be provided as they become available.