BNSF Testing Wash. Tribe's Limits In Oil Shipping Row

By Andrew Westney · April 8, 2016, 5:34 PM EDT

A Washington tribe's bid to curb the shipping of Bakken crude oil by BNSF Railway Co. may force a federal court to gauge whether a rail carrier's duty to transport goods...

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Case Information

Case Title

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BNSF Railway Company

Case Number

Court

Washington Western

Nature of Suit

Contract: Other

Date Filed

April 07, 2015

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