Legal Opinion
Underwood v. BNSF Ry. Co.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided April 4, 2018No. CV-17-83-GF-BMM-JTJPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
John Johnston, United States Magistrate Judge
I. Introduction
This case appeared in this Court after Defendant BNSF filed for removal on August 16, 2017. (Doc. 1). This is a toxic tort case related to asbestos claims coming out of Libby, Montana.
On November 28, 2017, the Montana Supreme Court issued an Order Establishing the Asbestos Claims Court and Consolidating Cases (the "Order"), which created a new court to handle all state law asbestos claims. (Doc. 57-1).
On that same day, the Great Falls Tribune published an article with statements attributed to McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivan & Lacey…
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