Federal Judge Quashes BNSF’s Duplicative Subpoena, Sanctions Railway

Mealey's (May 11, 2022, 12:37 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A railway’s subpoena to a third-party law firm seeks evidence previously produced by a party to the False Claims Act lawsuit, and the 10-day deadline for producing more than a decade worth of communications constitutes an undue burden, a federal judge in Montana said in quashing the subpoena May 6 and imposing sanctions on the railway....