Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
by Reading Eagle
Reading Eagle— A federal jury says 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. The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020. The jury did not find that BNSF acted intentionally or with indifference. Attorneys for the estates of the two victims had argued that the railroad knew the asbestos-tainted...
TrainsMag.com—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
TrainsMag.com—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
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