US EditionBNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
- BNSF Railway denies knowledge of asbestos that caused many deaths in a Montana town. They argue against liability for two lung cancer deaths, highlighting the lack of awareness by their predecessors.
- Attorneys for the Warren Buffett-owned company claim ignorance regarding hazardous asbestos in the vermiculite they transported from a local mine.
- Locals in the Montana town blame BNSF for asbestos exposure leading to hundreds of deaths and want the company to be accountable for the health crisis.
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BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — 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 Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. Attorneys for the company say the corporate predecessors of the railroad, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, didn’t know the vermiculite they haul…
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program.
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
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 railroad. The town of Libby, Montana, is among the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. The asbestos came from a nearby vermiculite mine that used BNSF to ship …
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town - The Morning Sun
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. Attorneys for the Warren Buffett-owned company say the railroad's corporate predecessors didn't know the vermiculite it hauled over decades from a nearby …
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 railroad. The town of Libby, Montana, is among the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution progra…
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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
BNSF Railway attorneys told Montana that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town. Railroad attorney Chad
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