Legal Opinion
Montana Homes LLC v. BNSF Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2008No. 07-35105PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Montana Homes, LLC (“Montana Homes”) sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (“BNSF”) for cleanup costs for contamination leaked from the Livingston maintenance shop complex into surrounding properties.1 On July 22, 2004, the attorney for Montana Homes sent a letter to BNSF stating “we have an agreement in principle to settle this case for $512,500 payment by your client and conveyance of the subject property by my client.” The parties circulated a settlement agreement calling for settlement of claims for $152,500, and conveyance of Montana Homes’ property for $360,000.…
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