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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
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
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 Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program.
BNSF Railway attorneys told Montana the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town. Libby, Montana, is among the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. The estates of the deceased plaintiffs say dust from a rail yard sickened and killed them.
A physician and expert witness, over a 35-year span Dr. David Egilman gave testimony in some 600 trials involving corporate malfeasance, resulting in billions of dollars in awards for victims and their survivors.