Asbestos articles
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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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Developer who exposed staff and people to 'dangerous' asbestos is sentenced
Paul Stephens of 'luxury' developer Stephens & Stephens was warned by Recorder John Trevaskis that he faced a possible prison sentence
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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