BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town. Closing arguments are scheduled Friday in a civil lawsuit against the
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BNSF found liable in Montana asbestos deaths
HELENA, Mont. — A federal jury found earlier this week that BNSF Railway contributed to the death of two people who were exposed to asbestos when mining material was shipped through the town of Libby, Mont., and awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estate of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020 []Read More
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BNSF states it was unaware of asbestos contamination in Montana town
Helena, Mont. — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Libby, Mont., one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program, according to an Associated Press story. BNSF attorney Chad Knight said []Read More