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A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — 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. The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the […]

Family members of the two victims hugged their attorneys after the verdict was announced

Attorneys for the estates of the two victims had argued that the railroad, owned by Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, knew the asbestos-tainted vermiculite was dangerous but failed to act.

A federal jury on Monday said Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining

The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted

The 2 victims were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through Libby, Montana.

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

BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an