Recent News About Bnsf Railway
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Judge Matthew Kennelly had refused to grant summary judgment to BNSF in the BIPA class action brought by a truck driver in 2019
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BNSF said the town of Cicero's efforts in 2021 to force the railroad to pay $1 million more in sewer bills amounted to an illegal effort to force BNSF to help the town close a budget hole, and violated federal laws prohibiting local taxes on interstate railroads
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A federal judge said it appeared BNSF Railway was poised to prevail in its claims Cicero officials violated federal law in targeting it with a massive sewer rate increase for BNSF's Cicero railyard.
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A Chicago federal judge is allowing the owners of a scrap yard in Aurora to continue to fight the city's pollution claims against them, by arguing the city contributed to the alleged water contamination on the site, too.
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The town of Cicero has filed suit against BNSF, saying the railroad's big railyard causes flooding throughout Cicero. BNSF had targeted Cicero for trying to jack up its sewer bills by 1,250% and then threatening to close the railyard unless BNSF paid up.
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Attorneys for Cicero have asked a federal judge to reject BNSF Railway's attempt to block Cicero from enforcing a 1,250% increase of sewage rates on BNSF's railyard. BNSF says the town's sewer bill and enforcement action violate federal law.
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Cicero is demanding BNSF pay $359K sewer bill under 'discriminatory' targeted new ordinance, or risk shutdown of 'major' interstate railyard.
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Federal law governing railroads doesn't protect Union Pacific from a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, the judge ruled
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A federal judge has rejected a railroad’s attempt to escape a class action lawsuit filed by a truck driver over the railroad's rules requiring drivers to scan handprints to verify their identity when entering secure rail yards.
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A couple is suing two railway companies, citing alleged negligence and loss of consortium.
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An employee is suing BNSF Railway for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
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Seven employees are suing BNSF Railway Company, alleging a hostile work environment and that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.
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A man is suing his employer, a contractor, and two Cook County men for alleged injuries following a vehicle collision in which all parties were involved.
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A Berwyn woman is suing her deceased husband's former employer, alleging negligence led to a cardiac event that contributed to his death.
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A man who fell out of a moving Metra train and his spouse are suing for injuries suffered in the accident.
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The Illinois Supreme Court will review a pair of cases this month that involve local law firms as parties.
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The Illinois Supreme Court late last month agreed to hear arguments in the following seven cases:
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