Perry Hopman, then a conductor now an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad("Union Pacific"), brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12117(a), when Union Pacific refused Hopman's requests thathe be allowed to bring his Rottweiler service dog on board moving Union Pacificfreight trains as a reasonable accommodation to ameliorate the effects of Hopman'sundisputed disabilities, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headachesresulting from his prior service in the military. At the end of a week-long trial, thedistrict court1 denied Union Pacific's motion for judgment as a matter of law. Thejury then returned a verdict for Hopman, awarding compensatory but not punitivedamages. The district court granted Union Pacific's renewed motion for judgmentas a matter of law, concluding there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for thejury's verdict. Hopman v. Union Pac. R.R., No. 4:18-cv-00074-KGB, Order (E.D.Ark. Mar. 30, 2022). Hopman appeals.
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