The Lowell Sun

Appeals court overturns finding that BNSF Railway contributed to 2 asbestos deaths in a Montana town

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths ...
Montana Public Radio

Court rules BNSF can't be held liable for damages from vermiculite shipments

A federal court ruled Tuesday that BNSF Railway can’t be held liable for vermiculite shipments that spread asbestos contamination along its tracks in Libby.
NBC Montana

Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge's finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a ...
KULR-8

Asbestos cleanup in Park City completed after December windstorm

The removal of asbestos-containing vermiculite in Park City has been completed following a windstorm in December. The cleanup focused on residential yards and public roadways most ...

DEQ, EPA announce Park City Schools asbestos case from December is completed

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced that the ...
Flathead Beacon

Federal Appeals Court Sides with BNSF Railway in Dispute with Libby Asbestos Victims

A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with railroad giant BNSF Railway in a case filed by the estates of two Libby asbestos victims who died from cancer after living near the company’s contaminated ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Federal appeals court sides with BNSF Railway in dispute with Libby asbestos victims

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with railroad giant BNSF Railway in a case filed by the ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Appeals court reverses asbestos death ruling

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge's finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a ...
USA Herald

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Overturns $8M Asbestos Verdict Against BNSF Railway Co.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has thrown out an $8 million jury verdict against BNSF Railway Co., ruling that the railroad cannot be held strictly liable under Montana law for ...
People

Mom of 2 Died from Asbestos-Related Cancer After Hugging Her Dad as a Child Exposed Her to the Fibers

Elaine Ellery was exposed to asbestos on her father’s work clothes as a child, which later resulted in her death at 67, a court was told on Feb. 16 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in ...
CBC.ca

Some — but not all — asbestos removed from P.E.I.'s Kings County Memorial Hospital

Asbestos has been removed from some 'high-priority' areas at Kings County Memorial Hospital in eastern Prince Edward Island, but officials say the hazardous material will never be fully removed from ...
Connecticut Post

Bridgeport moves to settle lawsuit over asbestos at redevelopment site

BRIDGEPORT — The City Council is being asked to spend $250,000 to settle a four-year-old negligence lawsuit over allegedly contaminated soil at a downtown redevelopment site. In a recent memorandum to ...