BNSF states it was unaware of asbestos contamination in Montana town


by TrainsMag.com

TrainsMag.com— 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

WCVB—Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands. A federal jury says Warren Buffett's BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened

KSBW—Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands. A federal jury says Warren Buffett's BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened

WTOP—Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands. A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened.