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Deleon v. BNSF Ry. Co.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 11, 2018No. DA 17-0627PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice Laurie McKinnon delivered the Opinion of the Court.

**447¶ 1 Eddie M. DeLeon, Jason Kingery, and Steve Paul Beck (collectively, Plaintiffs) each filed suit against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in Montana's Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, for injuries allegedly sustained while working for BNSF in states other than Montana. BNSF moved to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims for lack of personal jurisdiction. The District Court granted BNSF's motions to dismiss and each Plaintiff appealed. We address the following issue in Plaintiffs' consolidated appeal:

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2Cases cited26 opinions

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3Cited by20 opinions

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