Union Pacific puts up more of a legal fight over spider bite lawsuit

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By Todd Cooper Published Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 1:00 am

Union Pacific is biting back.

A decade after being sued and told to account in court for a mosquito bite, the Omaha-based railroad giant faces a similar lawsuit by an employee who says he was bitten by a spider in a Louisiana motel room.

In addition to fighting the bite claim, Union Pacific has charted another course: It has filed a lawsuit of its own against the motel, saying it breached its contract to provide safe accommodations for U.P. employees.

The railroad is not acknowledging that the spider bite happened — it uses the word “allegedly” throughout court documents. However, U.P. suggests that if the worker was bitten, it was the fault of the motel, not Union Pacific.

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