Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

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It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up. Now, some asbestos victims and their family members are seeking to hold publicly accountable one of the major corporate players in the tragedy: BNSF Railway. A trial is set to begin Monday in federal court after the estates of two asbestos victims who lived in Libby sued BNSF for damages over their deaths. Health officials say hundreds of people died and more than 3,000 have been sickened from asbestos exposure in the Libby area.

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