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9th Circ. Upends $8M Asbestos Verdict Against BNSF

By Linda Chiem ( February 25, 2026, 9:58 PM EST) -- The Ninth Circuit has ruled that BNSF Railway Co. cannot be held strictly liable under Montana law for transporting asbestos-containing vermiculite and letting vermiculite dust collect on tracks and its railyard, upending the $8 million jury verdict awarded to the estates of two former Libby, Montana, residents who developed mesothelioma....

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