BNSF’s Common Carrier Argument In Libby, Mont., Asbestos Case Fails

(October 17, 2023, 2:05 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Montana Supreme Court precedent collaterally estops Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (BNSF) from arguing that as a common carrier it is immune from suit for certain Libby-related asbestos activities, a federal judge in Montana said Oct. 16....