"Montana Asbestos Victims Sue Warren Buffet's Railroad Over Pollution Deaths"

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Victims of asbestos pollution in Libby, Montana, are taking BNSF Railway, owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to court, alleging negligence and wrongful death for failing to control contaminated dust from the rail yard that led to hundreds of deaths and over 3,000 illnesses. The upcoming trial is the first among hundreds of lawsuits against BNSF, with victims seeking accountability for the asbestos-related diseases caused by the vermiculite shipped by rail from Libby for use across the U.S. The cleanup has cost an estimated $600 million, with most covered by taxpayer money, and the victims hope for justice in the upcoming trials.
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