BNSF Sues Clinic, Alleging Over-Diagnosis Of Asbestos-Related Diseases
BNSF, one of the nation’s largest rail companies, is suing the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in federal court for what it alleges is over-diagnoses of asbestos-related diseases. Courts have already ruled BNSF shares liability for spreading asbestos in the town of Libby, MT.
In response, CARD says the rail company is really accusing a third party that includes individuals and entities of committing fraud not the center. CARD is requesting a trial over the issue. Sara Reardon covered the ongoing lawsuit for Kaiser Health News and shared her reporting with MTPR’s Freddy Monares.
The City of Missoula, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Libby School District are all receiving hundreds of thousands of grant dollars to