Railway, Libby, Mont., Plaintiff Square Off Over Asbestos Liabilities

( August 19, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — BNSF Railway Co. asked a federal judge in Montana for summary judgment in a Libby, Mont., asbestos case or for certification of an interlocutory appeal of the liability questions in the case, while in opposing the motion, the plaintiff claims that courts already decided many of the issues surrounding the company’s conduct in the town and that the motion improperly attempts to relitigate those issues....