Kristopher B. Knox
kknoxRailroad & General Litigation
Partner
| 501-370-1471 | [email protected] |
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| 400 West Capitol Ave. Suite 2000 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 | |
BIOGRAPHY
Kristopher B. Knox is a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark and a member of the firm’s Railroad Practice Group where he concentrates on defending crossing claims and Federal Employers’ Liability Act cases. Kris started at the firm in 2004 after graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2004
- Note & Comment Editor, Law Review
- University of Arkansas, B.A., Political Science, 2001
Noteworthy
- James H. McKenzie Award for Professional Responsibility and Ethics, 2004
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law
- Publication: "Davis v. St. John's Health System, Inc: General Jurisdiction, The Door Is Ajar, But How Far Will It Open?," 56 Ark. L. Rev. 657, 2003
- Represents the largest Class One freight railroad in the country
- Selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list, sine 2013
- University of Arkansas School of Law High Academic Achievement Award, 2004
- University of Arkansas Moot Court Team Winner and Best Brief Winner, 2003
Key Matters
- Capers v Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 673 Fed. Appx. 591 (8th Cir. 2016) (granting summary judgment to the railroad)
- Lewis v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 5:15-CIV00279 (JM), 2016 WL 7494270 (E.D. Ark. Oct. 6, 2016) (granting the railroad’s motion for summary judgment on all claims in grade crossing case).
- Falcone v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 4:14-CV-573 (JM), 2016 WL 7494270 (E.D. Ark. Feb. 24, 2016) (granting the railroad’s motion for summary judgment in FELA case for lack of causation).
- Haukereid v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., 816 F.3d 527 (8th Cir. 2016) (granting summary judgment to the railroad and holding that the railroad did not proximately cause the decedent’s death).
- Fulks v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 3:10CV0310 JLH, 2011 WL 5439177, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 9, 2011) (granting the railroad’s motion for partial summary judgment on the claim of inadequate warning devices).
- Wilson v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 2011 Ark. App. 508 (affirming the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint against the railroad)
- Brooks v. Union Pacific. R.R. Co., 620 F.3d 896 (8th Cir. 2010) (affirming summary judgment for railroad due to lack of admissible expert testimony on medical causation)
- Thomas v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 5:08CV0287-WRW, 2010 WL 143756, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Jan. 12, 2010) (dismissing the plaintiff’s Locomotive Inspection Act claim)
- Hall v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 261 Fed. Appx. 931 (8th Cir. 2008) (granting the railroad summary judgment)
- Dickerson v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 428 F. Supp. 2d 909 (E.D. Ark. 2006) (granting the railroad partial summary judgment)
- Guerrero v. OK Foods, Inc., 94 Ark. App. 333, 230 S.W.3d 296 (2006) (affirming summary judgment based on exclusive remedy doctrine)
Associations and Memberships
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Pulaski County Bar Association
Admissions
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Profile
Kristopher B. Knox
Railroad & General Litigation
Partner
| 501-370-1471 | |
| [email protected] | |
| 501-537-2917 | |
| 400 West Capitol Ave. Suite 2000 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 | |
Biography
Kristopher B. Knox is a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark and a member of the firm’s Railroad Practice Group where he concentrates on defending crossing claims and Federal Employers’ Liability Act cases. Kris started at the firm in 2004 after graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2004
- Note & Comment Editor, Law Review
- University of Arkansas, B.A., Political Science, 2001
Noteworthy
- James H. McKenzie Award for Professional Responsibility and Ethics, 2004
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law
- Publication: "Davis v. St. John's Health System, Inc: General Jurisdiction, The Door Is Ajar, But How Far Will It Open?," 56 Ark. L. Rev. 657, 2003
- Represents the largest Class One freight railroad in the country
- Selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list, sine 2013
- University of Arkansas School of Law High Academic Achievement Award, 2004
- University of Arkansas Moot Court Team Winner and Best Brief Winner, 2003
Key Matters
- Capers v Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 673 Fed. Appx. 591 (8th Cir. 2016) (granting summary judgment to the railroad)
- Lewis v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 5:15-CIV00279 (JM), 2016 WL 7494270 (E.D. Ark. Oct. 6, 2016) (granting the railroad’s motion for summary judgment on all claims in grade crossing case).
- Falcone v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 4:14-CV-573 (JM), 2016 WL 7494270 (E.D. Ark. Feb. 24, 2016) (granting the railroad’s motion for summary judgment in FELA case for lack of causation).
- Haukereid v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., 816 F.3d 527 (8th Cir. 2016) (granting summary judgment to the railroad and holding that the railroad did not proximately cause the decedent’s death).
- Fulks v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 3:10CV0310 JLH, 2011 WL 5439177, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 9, 2011) (granting the railroad’s motion for partial summary judgment on the claim of inadequate warning devices).
- Wilson v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 2011 Ark. App. 508 (affirming the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint against the railroad)
- Brooks v. Union Pacific. R.R. Co., 620 F.3d 896 (8th Cir. 2010) (affirming summary judgment for railroad due to lack of admissible expert testimony on medical causation)
- Thomas v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., No. 5:08CV0287-WRW, 2010 WL 143756, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Jan. 12, 2010) (dismissing the plaintiff’s Locomotive Inspection Act claim)
- Hall v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 261 Fed. Appx. 931 (8th Cir. 2008) (granting the railroad summary judgment)
- Dickerson v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 428 F. Supp. 2d 909 (E.D. Ark. 2006) (granting the railroad partial summary judgment)
- Guerrero v. OK Foods, Inc., 94 Ark. App. 333, 230 S.W.3d 296 (2006) (affirming summary judgment based on exclusive remedy doctrine)
Associations and Memberships
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Pulaski County Bar Association
Admissions
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
