Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BNSF Railway Company

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Case Number:

2:15-cv-00543

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Robert S. Lasnik

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  1. March 24, 2016

    Tribe Says BNSF Doesn't Need Pause In Oil Shipping Suit

    The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community urged a Washington federal judge Wednesday to reject BNSF Railway Co.'s bid to delay a suit claiming the company has sent too many crude oil shipments across tribal lands, arguing that no further discovery is needed to rule on the tribe's summary judgment request.

  2. March 18, 2016

    BNSF Wants To Postpone Tribe's Bid In Right-Of-Way Suit

    BNSF Railway Co. asked a Washington federal court to hold off on the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's motion for summary judgment in its suit accusing the railroad company of breaching a right-of-way easement agreement by sending too many crude oil shipments across tribal lands, calling it premature.

  3. March 10, 2016

    Swinomish Say BNSF Right-Of-Way Case Not Preempted

    The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on Thursday asked a Washington federal court to find that its suit accusing BNSF Railway Co. of breaching a right-of-way easement agreement by sending too many crude oil shipments across tribal lands is not preempted by federal law.

  4. September 11, 2015

    BNSF Must Face Tribe's Right-of-Way Claims In Court

    A Washington federal judge on Friday ruled that BNSF Railway Co. must face a suit lobbed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community accusing the Warren Buffett-owned railroad of breaching a right-of-way easement agreement permitting crude oil shipments across tribal lands.

  5. June 08, 2015

    BNSF Says Tribe 'Patently Wrong' On Contract Suit Preemption

    BNSF Railway Co. redoubled its effort to dismiss a suit accusing the railroad of breaching an agreement permitting crude oil shipments across tribal lands, telling a Washington federal judge on Friday that the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's arguments against preemption are "patently wrong."

  6. June 02, 2015

    Tribe Says Gov't Board Lacks Authority To Hear BNSF Suit

    The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community asked a Washington federal judge Monday to keep its suit accusing BNSF Railway Co. of breaching an agreement permitting the company to ship crude oil through tribal trust lands in federal court, saying a government board lacks authority to handle the case.

  7. May 15, 2015

    BNSF Wants Tribe's Crude Oil Haul Suit Taken Out Of Court

    BNSF Railway Co. asked a Washington state federal judge Thursday to dismiss a Swinomish tribe's complaint alleging the company ships too much crude oil across its land, saying a government board should hear the matter, not a court.

  8. April 07, 2015

    Tribe Sues BNSF Railway Over Quadrupled Crude Oil Hauls

    A Washington state tribe hit BNSF Railway Co. with a suit in federal court Tuesday, alleging the company is shipping far more dangerous crude oil across the tribe's reservation than is allowed under a right-of-way easement agreement between the parties.