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"Unaware BNSF Railway Blamed for Asbestos Deaths in Montana Town"

BNSF Railway is facing a lawsuit over its alleged role in asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana, where hundreds have died from lung cancer. The company claims it was unaware of the asbestos in the vermiculite it hauled from a nearby mine, while plaintiffs argue that warning signs and conferences should have alerted them to the dangers. The case is the first of many against the railroad, and the judge has rejected the railroad's requests for verdicts in its favor, citing evidence that its actions fell outside legal protections due to maintaining a railyard with asbestos.