Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BNSF Railway Company
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September 06, 2016
BNSF Railway Looks To Dodge Tribal Crude Oil Haulage Suit
BNSF Railway Co. told a federal judge on Friday that it didn't breach its right-of-way easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community by increasing shipments of crude oil across its reservation land, saying the agreement doesn't give the tribe authority to require the rail company to violate its common carrier obligations.
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August 25, 2016
Tribe Blasts BNSF's Defense Of Crude Shipments
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on Wednesday blasted the contention that BNSF Railway Co.'s increasing shipments of crude oil across reservation land do not breach a right-of-way easement agreement with the tribe or constitute trespass.
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August 09, 2016
BNSF Defends Crude Oil Shipments In Swinomish's Suit
BNSF Railway Co. asked a Washington federal court Monday to rule that it has not breached a right-of-way easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community or trespassed on the tribe's property by increasing shipments of crude oil across reservation land.
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July 25, 2016
BNSF Insists Key Atty Docs Might Exist In Tribe's Rail Suit
BNSF is continuing to push a Washington tribe to turn over attorney-client communications in a suit accusing the company of shipping more crude oil across the reservation than allowed, maintaining that a key factual statement made by the tribe's former attorney is "plausibly" based on privileged discussions.
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July 19, 2016
Tribe Rips BNSF's Bid For More Discovery In Oil Shipping Suit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on Monday blasted BNSF Railway Co.'s latest bid for discovery of attorney-client communications in the tribe's Washington federal court suit alleging the railroad company is shipping more crude oil across reservation land than allowed under a right-of-way easement agreement.
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May 09, 2016
Tribe Can't Dodge Discovery In Railway Suit, Judge Rules
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community must turn over attorney-client communications to a courtroom adversary if it wants to use that lawyer's recollection of negotiations in its case against a railroad right of way, a Washington federal judge ruled Friday.
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April 18, 2016
BNSF Says Tribe Can't Dodge Discovery In Oil Shipping Row
BNSF Railway Co. again urged a Washington federal judge Friday to grant its bid for discovery in a tribe's suit over oil shipments across its lands, saying the tribe clearly waived privilege for communications with its former attorneys over potential increases in rail traffic under an easement agreement.
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April 12, 2016
Tribe Says Railway's Bid For Ex-Atty Papers Is Off Track
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community urged a Washington federal judge Monday to reject BNSF Railway Co.'s bid for discovery of attorney-client communication in the tribe's suit over oil shipments across its lands, saying it was already clear the tribe believed an agreement had explicitly limited those loads.
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April 08, 2016
BNSF Testing Wash. Tribe's Limits In Oil Shipping Row
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 outweighs a tribe's right to protect its lands from potentially disastrous environmental consequences.
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March 28, 2016
BNSF Says Tribe Can't Derail Discovery In Oil Shipping Row
BNSF Railway Co. has again urged a federal judge to give the company more time to conduct discovery in a suit claiming it shipped too much crude oil across a Washington Indian reservation, arguing that the tribe is rehashing disputed facts and ignoring the specific arguments the company raised.